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<p>The angle of the diverging route will be much less than what you show (I don't care what the software says will happen). I got caught in the same planning trap myself. Your nice highball signal is right about where the new track run will be. I even used the # 4.5 turnouts, not a #5 or larger.</p><p>You can get some idea (if you missed it the first time around) of what happened to me is on page 5, near the bottom, of the following posting. I ended up wiping out a whole community and completely laying out new track when the plan (looked good on paper, even with printed out templates) looked doable.</p><p><a href="/TRC/CS/forums/5/897748/ShowPost.aspx#897748">http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/5/897748/ShowPost.aspx#897748</a></p><p>I don't think that you will have enough space to connect the new turnout with the old atlas one on your service track. I do like the Fast Track turnouts though; even after this experience.</p><p>I could be wrong.</p><p> </p>
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