More work on Seeley Creek

The north bank of Seeley Creek has begun to take shape.  In the distance you can see the green florist foam where trees will be planted.  In the middle is the embankment and abutment for the Seeley Creek Bridge and in the foreground is the transition down to the creek bank.  On the embankment the rectangular structure is the foundation for Kendall Tower which controlled much of Southport Yard, the connection to the Erie RR, and the controlled siding to the south at Nypenn.

Except for the exposed areas of green foam shown, some of the green florist foam and all of pink extruded foam has been covered with a layer of Cell-U-Clay colored with real dirt to form the scenery base for the ground cover.  This will all get covered with a coat of brown latex paint before the ground cover is installed.  The Cell-U-Clay is great to work with but takes a while to completely dry as you can see from the above photo taken the day after the application. It's a good idea to keep the mixture very stiff with low moisture to avoid this issue.