Thanks for the kind words, Craig and Junior.
I can't predict the future. Not even tomorrow is promised to any of us.
Perhaps a few other scenes, critically Havens Yard and Ricksburg, need lighting to allow the yard jobs to work effectively. So too the hump and rotary. That said, night ops might be more relaxing and enjoyable than the hectic bustle trying to shove as many trains at the dispatcher as possible. (Ponder that thought... Sometimes more trains = less fun.)
Some locomotives don't currently have headlights. Others have headlights so dim they offer no useful light during night ops.
We do plan to dim the lighting fixtures at Hawkins with a switching buck voltage regulator. They appear way too bright even in the misty early morning scene with overhead daylights on. When the blue night rope lights are on, you can generally see a lot of things (but don't try to rerail a truck!) I turned the moon rope lights off to shoot photos because deep blue is not what we see at night. When the full moon is out, we mostly see in black&white, with overtones of beige, except for artificial lights on buildings and signs. By the way, moon rocks are beige when viewed in a museum, and in the sky they are illuminated by sunlight. Consider that for a moment.
Anyway, whether the lights are on or off, the Hawkins scene is spectacular. Kudos to Dave.
