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Hey, thanks very much Leighant.  I didn't know there was a segment of rail fans focussing on towers and crossings.  I think that is very cool.  I certainly can appreciate the interest in the towers and abandoned structures as railroads mature across the landscape. Having a topic like this in railfanning and rail photography is good in that it gives a focus when one is out and about....kind of like the way hunting is so much fun as it provides a focus in a day in the wilderness and forces or induces an alertness and appreciation that just ambling around does not. Your photos of diamonds and various crossings in proximity has been helpful in settling my mind on the appearance I will create on the layout.  Of course, in modelling we can put things in proximity that cannot be so tight on a real railroad because of the radius they require.  Therefore I can get my 90 degree up close to the 60, but now I also see that it can occur naturally in a real setting.
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