Updated 9/21/2015:
I've done some serious thinking about the problems discovered this weekend and I've come to a conclusion: this is a good thing.
Building a model railroad is a journey of discovery. You learn ways to do things and try them out. Or you make decisions based on expediency and instant gratification (big mistake!). Sometimes you have to re-learn those techniques or learn a new one that comes along that is clearly better. This is a chance to correct past mistakes and make the western track work much stronger. I've already re-done the eastern portion of the mainline (back in 2012 - has it been that long?).
If I don't fix these now, they may continue to haunt me. You can recover from a number of problems, but bad track work isn't one of those. Over the next few years, I want the layout to run well and to be worth showing off to visitors (and my grandson). I've been trying to get it to a state where I could have another Train Smoker (open house). I think this is my chance to do it right and I'm going to take it.
George
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