I have been trying to figure out how to make a realistic grade crossing on a curve with my K-track. One night laying in bed in Munich (or was it Berlin, or Nurnberg?) I got an idea. Here it is:

I took a piece of thin balsa wood about the thickness of the track, and cut it to fit between the rails, leaving space for the flanges to operate:


I then painted it like the road and striped it, and placed it in the roadbed with "tacky wax"

I took a piece of Viessmann catenary wire and cut it somewhat longer than the road width, and cut off all the vertical wires except one, then soldered a lead to that one:


Then I drilled a few holes for the wire, bent the ends down to go through the roadbed, and hooked up the wire. Here is the (almost) finished product (I have some touch-up to do):


I may replace the wires with some of the black anodized new catenary from Marklin to get rid of the silver line trhough the road.

It works great.

I have the lights for it..just haven't installed them yet. I also bought a barrier for it (Viessmann slow acting) but the actuators hang down below the platform too far and interfere with the hidden track below. I'll use them somewhere else.

Thanks for the tip, Ron.
Pierre.