Boilermaker, I said mysterious simply because this is the first time I am working with Ross track and spotted that in the track list in rail modeler by accident, and it worked for what i needed, after struggling with trying to find the right way to connect into the existing plan. It is where having a program is huge, let me do the what if stuff. Also appreciate the tip about the spikes, that likely will save me a lot of grief,I will have cutting to do to make this plan work, so removing ties/resetting them is likely. I prob could of designed a layout where the track is all stock length, but where is the fun in that? I look at this as a learning experience, I am going to experience a 40 year gap in all of this, plus hopefully I have a better grasp of why it is important to do neat, labelled, color coded wiring).
Tom and John, yeah, curved switches can do miracles, I have at least one of them and it solved a problem I had with one of the paths on my setup. It is nice to have the flexibility that Ross gives with all their offerings.