Frist I missed the second download needed and then...
I followed the instructions for installing in MSTS...."press the "Delete Raw" button. When prompted, select "Delete". When the process finishes, exit Route-Riter,"
Evidently I hit the wrong key or hit two keys and RouteRiter performed some sort of operation on the route that left everything up in the air. The construction of routes is still very much of a mystery to me.