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I've been putting off my garden railway for lack of basic knowledge. I need to have the railway elevated, due to a bad back. 1. How high can I place track without it looking totally unrealistic?2. The area is all grass. How do I maintain the grass in way of the trackage? I use a riding garden tractor. This would seem to exclude a continuous track run as the tractor would not be able to reach areas surrounded by track. I would have to use a weed wacker in those areas and around track supports. You know with a weed wacker, getting too close to a track can cause havoc.3. I feel ideally that an elevation of 6" or less would be just about right for a realistic look. My lawn area covers about two acres and is perfectly FLAT. That is why I need the elevation to be as low as possible. Without any topographical features, the opportunity to use bridges, tunnels and ravines would seem to be impossible without actually building up the terrain with mounds of dirt and rocks.(remember the back problem).I've looked through several books on how to build a garden railway, but haven't found the answers I seek. I hope someone with similar topography can help me out.
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