Rich:
Reading glasses ain't too bad if it comes to that. Wally World has some decent reading glasses of various magnifications if/when that time arrives. Also: Been a while since you've shared some pictures of your layout. Long overdue. How 'bout a round of pics soon?
Still say my S scale outcome might have been different had I taken the hi-rail approach. There are some REALLY nice S scale hi-rail layouts "out there".
Ah well, it is what it is... or was... or whatever!!
Andre