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Bill, It has been a while since I read about when they stopped running trains there.  It seems to me it was sometime in the ‘70s; but don’t quote me. Thank you 

JD, thank you.  The upper left is where the roll out section comes in.  That will let me get behind when I need to.  The stationary Benchwork will come out 30 or so inches.  Then a slightly larger rollout section like I built last winter will connect to it. The smaller one now serves as a prototype for a better one, it is back a few pages where I tried to show how it works.

Dr. Joe, Thank you.

Dave, Thank you for the fixes.  Yes I did have to stretch out the grade further!  You have a good point about the passing siding.  I don’t plan on parking cars and you are right if I did, I would have to make the whole siding flat.  I have read pros and cons on switches on grades.  Some say they cause derailments, others say they have never had a problem.  I think it is worth a try to make a constant grade.  It would be a lot easier.  Thank you again for the SCARM work.

Al, Thank you!

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