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<p>Well I wanted to visualize some more what raising the middle section would do for this configuration.</p><p>[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2230230704_a28c7faffc.jpg?v=0[/img]</p><p>[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2398/2230230828_73b190db65.jpg?v=0[/img]</p><p>I like it but this grading thing is definetly tricky. I think with the right material and I can pull this effect off.</p><p>Currently my DC engine can get up and down no problem. Put three cars behind it and... like you guys have said, not pretty. I tried my DCC engines in a 2 engine set up and thought they were going to make it but they lost their juice bending that first curve. Seemed like they needed more power, they were not losing traction. Noticed that with the DC engine also. </p><p>I really like the idea of splitting the grade. I can then bring down the middle some and cut down that grade around the curve, while also raising the branch to build a bridge over the mainline to stage/future expansion. </p><p>I also noticed by raising up the middle I probably could get myself some more space to try to put in that (very) small yard, by building, on top of the proposed tunnel on the other end. </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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