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Thank you for your help.  Those are some great layout photos.  I am looking at recreating a prototype scene of Marshall, Michigan (35mi west of Jackson, Mi).  The reason is there was a grade crossing at the end of the pans and there was a 3rd rail installed midgauge to prevent the scoops from striking the wood planks at the grade crossing.  This will cause some consternation on the part of my clubs HO module coordinator because he is a O scale (but not proto48) type and the middle rail on my 3rail trains bothers him.... Incidentally,  The pan seems to be the same height of the 3rd rail in the photo (there is a short ramp that goes above the height of the middle rail then the pan starts, which appears to be lower than the ramp).  This photo can be found on page 113 of David R Sweetland's New York Central Steam in color.  The photo is by Emery Gulash.  J1e 5341 is over the end of one of the pans in the photo. I understand the concern about trip pins, I personally do not use kadee couplers, however members in my club do (with some not so great height adjustment). I might try the pan around the middle rail option for 3-rail.  I might also stop by RCS in Norwich, CT and see if they have any ideas.
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