Scenery Challenge, camouflage opening

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A mirror could be used directly behind the 3 tracks to the mine loadout and a short painted backdrop attached to the wall hiding the "portal" Paint it like a mountain and taper it down to nothing. Look up mirror usage , especially John Allen, who was a master. There is a lot of information to be had and you have a good place to use a mirror illusion.

I am not an artist but I hope this will help you see what I mean. 
Charlie

https://www.google.com/search?q=using+mi...e&ie=UTF-8

Thanks Charlie,
I was beginning to be able to visualize hiding the entrance hole for the helix track with a clump of trees, but I was having a more difficult time with the coal car tracks. From what I can tell with your image there you are suggesting a smaller/shorter mirror that would just reflect the cars and track themselves?

When I looked at a few of your links, I found a number of them I am going to have to review. I thank you for that.

One in particular I looked at was,..
http://www.building-your-model-railroad....sions.html

just a few excerpts

• Any structures, figures, train cars or autos reflected in the mirror should be painted a different color on the front and the back, so that the reflection appears to show a different structure, person or car.
• The cars or trucks that are reflected in the mirror can be altered (cut in half and re-glued together) so that they either have a front on both ends or a rear on both ends. That way, when they are viewed at eye level going into the mirror, it appears that the car in the mirror is heading in the same direction on the same side of the street as the real car.
• Place inverted signs on the backs of reflected structures, street signs, commercial signs so that when they are reflected in the mirror, the lettering can be read normally. The items in the mirror will then have the appearance of being completely different structures than the real ones especially if they’ve been painted differently on the backsides as well.