I have to agree with you, METSNO1FAN, it would be nice to have the upper and lower mains connected. Ken and I discussed that, and I decided, against Ken's advice, not to do so. I went with the isolated upper main for the sake of simplicity, and out of a desire to have an upper level mainline. Now that the plan is essentially done, I can see where we might be able to come off the spur above the small town on the left, nearest the breaker box, and down-grade to somewhere along the lower outside main. This would allow access to the spurs on the upper main, which could provide coal loads and lumber, etc. to the lower level. I'd like to hear other opinions on how best to connect the upper and lower mains, if we decide to do so. One thing I don't care for is long sections of elevated track just to make the grade, especially when it makes access to lower level track, switches, and cars difficult.
Rick
