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4. I dislike installing cork roadbed and track in a cave. So
I installed lower-level elements before installing the main
line between Bear Creek and Oakhill. This area looks a
lot different with the backdrop in place and painted.
I’d installed a couple of pieces of flex track leading from TOH
Junction (Top Of Helix) to Browning back in 2013. A month
later, this track was covered by the main line and Siskiyou
Branch roadbed and track. Now, in July 2014, it was time to
extend it into Browning.
I usually use 1/4" (actually 5mm) cork under the BC&SJ main-
line. I started laying it where the lead to TOH Junction poked
out of the backdrop [4]. In short order, this will be topped
with Micro Engineering track. I use code 83 for the mainline
and code 70 for the siding. In the past I would have used code
55 for spur tracks but those turkeys quit making the stuff! I
