Hi Rob,
Congratulations on finding the area of the Junction yard! Sure looks different from when I first laid eyes on it almost 40 years ago.
When you go back there, the right of way for the B&SR mainline actually crossed Rt. 113 a few hundred feet west of where the Google link took me. It was within 300 feet west of the white house you can see if you turn the picture to a westerly view. This house shows up briefly in Steve Hussar's B&SR video. The area is overgrown now and the uphill grade was dug for gravel some years ago, but the gap in the trees remains if you know where to look as you cruise by on Rt.113. I seem to recall there is a telephone pole there too but I could be "misremembering".
The first time I was there, I was able to walk the grade almost to Smalls. There were even a few ties along this stretch. Just west of where the right of way crossed Route 113, the highway takes a slight right-hand curve and starts a slight downgrade. A small dirt road cuts off to the right of 113. This "roadlet" actually turns into an area that was dug for gravel The grade actually angled through here on a 2% grade at a higher level, keeping to the flank of what was then the hill. But the present level of the road is lower than the grade was for some distance.
Next time you explore the junction, see if you can find the place where the main line right of way was bulldozed by Atwood's movers to make a dandy little ramp. This was where the stored equipment was loaded onto trailers for the move to Edaville.
I love the area and I'm envious of your visit. Enjoy!
Best Regards,
Glenn
