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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by stmtrolleyguy</i> <br /><br />If you build a 5-mile siding every 5 miles, then eventually you can connect them, and 3 sections later, lo and behold, you've got 15 miles of new main line (just remove the switches) and double track. <br /> <br /> Or just a giant 15-mile siding. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Don't just remove all of the switches after installing double track, upgrade to single or universal crossovers every ten to thirty miles or so (depending on what the railroad is willing to spend to move future traffic levels efficiently). Voila, sorting capability. <br /> <br />Obviously, sorting is accomplished much quicker in CTC territory but still it can be done in ABS-DT territory.
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