I did some consulting with Carl (moonman) and he suggested some changes, so I incorporated them in the latest design.
Basically, he suggested I resize the tunnel fronts the entire cliff below the upper deck and will look better once landscaping it added rather than have the landscaping kind of "pouring" unto the tunnel entrance.
He also found a Ross switch that I missed. I had looked for a better switch for the upper loop so the spurs would be parallel. I looked through the list of numbered switches, but it was at the beginning of the switches in the library and not with the numbered switches where I was looking. As you can see, the spurs are now parallel and free up a little extra space for landscaping.
I also changed the spurs in the lower loop to match, but the one may need to be clipped because the transition piece is so long.
We discussed the hidden siding a bit and I said you may or may not use it. As I said in email it costs quite a bit, but if nothing else, the tunnel gives the impression there is somewhere else for trains to go. If you have a logging operation up top and a mill down below, it could suggest a route to delivery destinations for the milled lumber. Still might be expensive though just to get that "look".
We also talked about landscaping and he said he has some buildings in SCARM format, so if you have some ideas of what kind of structures you might want, he'll send them to me and we can do some more brainstorming. I also saw a thread with several too that I need to download just to have for future use.
