St Paul Pass II - Level 0

Here is Level 0 - it depicts basically the broad St Joe River valley between Plummer Junction and St.Joe.

We start where we left Level 0, at (1). Here the track becomes visible and Code 55.

At (2) we reach the east switch of Plummer Junction yard. In reality, there was a small yard there.

At (3) is the focus of the action - it's where the Spokane line rejoins and the Union Pacific Wallace branch diverges. The turnout arrangement is nearly that of the 1970ies.

Plummer Junction is (was) a switching puzzle as follows: First the Metaline Falls job arrives via the Spokane line and backs it's train into Plummer yard and then splits it up between east- and westbound cars. Second, the UP turn from Wallace arrives and leaves the cars to be interchanged for the locos from the Metaline Falls job on the Spokane line.
Third, the St Maries-Plummer local arrives with cars bound for Spokane and Metaline Falls, which are taken over by the engines of the Metaline Falls Job.
Fourth, the Metaline Falls Job leaves.
Fifth, the UP turn to Wallace arrives and gets cars from the Plummer turn and leaves.
Sixth, road trains take & set out Spokane cars.
Seven, the Plummer-St Maries turn leaves for St Maries.

Operators demanded switching puzzles - here it is!

(4) is Pedee siding
(5) is Lake Benewah trestle - almost as long as it is in reality. It is such a beauty that I have to include it!
(6) is Silvertip Landing - at last a real destination for the log cars! It was here where logs were dumped into Lake Benewah.
(7) is St Maries.It had a lot of local industries (found them in an old shippers guide, but also in TMR. (The Milwaukee Roader - the magazine of the MRHA) So again, this will keep any yardmaster busy. This will be the homebase of the big hook (crane) and a small car repair shop.
Leaving St Maries brings us to (8), the wye of the Clarkia branch, today abandoned but very much alive here. One shortcoming is that it is on the wrong side of the track and the curve on the branch is very small. So this will be 4-axle engines and short cars country - which is correct anyway.
(9) is where the Regulus mill spur diverges (also on the wrong side of the tracks, but I digress) and a combination truss & girder bridge is located.
(10) is Omega siding
(11) is St Joe siding

and (12) is what I intended to never use again - a helix. The truth is - I cannot do without.
I will be using 60 cm (approx. 2ft) radius at a minimum and keep the grade at 1.4% plus it will be accessible easily.
 It's location forces me to use longer tunnels that were not really there, but cometimes you gotta compromise...
There are no spurs or industries on this level except in St Maries whose yardmaster has a corner all for himself.