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Here is the old west side of Pottery
Hill curve and grade.

(The top of the hill is at the bend.  It is hard
to make out the 1.25% grade at the top of the hill.
It kept buckling every summer due to heat kinks as shown here.  So I cut the hill top off to lower the grades).


 


The Pottery Hill cut. 

(The roadbed has been
dropped about a 15".
You can compare the
height of the cactus on
the right.  The grade is
 near 0% this side of the hill).





The big cut at Pottery Hill.

(Here's the original 1.5%
grade looking straight up the
 hill)









Here's a view of the finished cut
before the roadbed was placed.

 (There was quite a bit of dirt left
over.  And more grading was done
 after the track was placed).  

  
                                                


Here's a view of the finished cut
with the main line track placed.

(The new grade is about 0.25 %.
There  is still quite a bit of work left.
Ardel's Causeway roadbed needs
to be realigned to the right.  The
turnout in the foreground goes to
the steaming bay).





Here's a view from the top
of Pottery Hill all finished.

(The 1st left turnout goes to
 Ardel's causeway.  The 2nd
turnout goes to the steaming
bay).





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