Ok…its been suggested that a track diagram would be helpful when discussing my plans, or just generally figgering out WTF I’m talking about when I’m off in my own little world:
Originally I envisioned the Mainline coming outta Jackson Switch, going round The Cutoff through Tangent and beyond…then it struck me today…I beleive it would be ever so much more interesting to run the like a a switchback, citing shape curves and steep grades for the short trains and Hefty locos, instead of lack of siding space which is more the truth… The Cutoff would not exist operationally except to be the tail of the switchback, and only used for roundy round running…I can plan an industrial switching area in the Future Expansion area…