My initial attempt at laying out Chenoa and the mountains was a dismal failure. While the engines would make the grade with a car or two only, operation was no fun at all. Because there was an open grid benchwork underneath that meant I had to install a net under the whole thing or suffer the consequences of engines hitting the deck. So I reworked this:

My last post was meant to introduce the topic and provide a brief history of the project so far. Today I want to start with the real meat of the project, the work being done at the new location. This post will be an overview of the plan for refitting the layout into the new room. 

The New Location

The original location was in one side of a two car garage. The room we are moving to is located above one stall in a three car garage so the space is roughly the same size and shape, but is slightly bigger. 

Location: West Mifflin Pa. outside of Pittsburgh

Era: 1964

The three mile Mifflin Branch of the P&WV starts at Longview, The Montour had trackage right on the from Longview on the P&WV to Mifflin. 

The Montour was a coal hauler that brought many train into Mifflin.

The Union Railroad is the railroad of United States Steel serving the mill of the Mon Valley. Mon Southern branch starts at URR Duquesne Yard and goes up hill to ( Bull Run)BR Tower.  The Mifflin Branch starts there and goes to Mifflin Jct.

First Question:
I'm looking for the proper word/name/whatever one would use to describe these two dead-end track spurs that my long locos would go to prior to their backing down thru that dbl-slip turnout to escape that end of the peninsula? Is there a particular name would utilize in 'switching parlance??