Here is a simple explanation of how easements and superelevation work and how to employ them on your layout to help your trains run and look...
From the Cal Zephyr, March, 2007.
11 Feb 07 - View from the side. One can just barely see that some elevation is present.
11 Feb 07 - Completed route off the mainline into Smithville. Here I used 14" styrene strips of .020, .030 and .030 laid end to end to create...
28 Dec 2006 - Had read on the forums how to elevate curves. Simple styrene strips work like magic. Trick is to make sure each section is long...
mainline bends around staircase.
3 track main curves (tightly) around to the rear of my layout.