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My gut feeling is that 7% is ambitious. Prototype roads sand the tracks and I haven't seen a model that will do that yet, but maybe that would be a good modeling challenge. I would consider attacking the problem from the other end. Can you raise the track at the garage end so that it leaves your garage wall at around two feet or so cutting the grade in half? I like bridges and I would build a fair length truss span to bridge the "walk through" area so you don't isolate a portion of the yard. You could lift the truss out and store it in the garage when you don't want to play trains. The truss span would also be a great modeling subject and when you tell people why you built the truss, they will learn something about trains and grades. Just my thoughts. Good Luck - Ed
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