Ballasted bridges

[efram]

Greetings,

I'd like some pics and opinion on train bridges that have ballasted track, rather than the closely spaced ties and gaps in between.

Thanks!

 

[Rico]

I don't know what kind of opinion you're looking for, I like them and they're easy to model if that's what you mean.
Here's some shots of a ballasted deck bridge on the CPR in BC, altho it's refered to as a viaduct in this particular case.
I forget how long it is, a few miles anyway.

 

[efram]

That's really cool, I've never seen a pic of a ballasted deck with the grated walkway next to it. Do you have any shots of the bridge structure from below?

 

[Beachbum]

BNSF bridges around here are either ballasted or have long metal pans under the ties, probably to catch gunk from dripping down onto the street below.

 

[MGWSY]

Here are some I have.

 

[Rico]

Do you have any shots of the bridge structure from below?

Actually the only pics I have are from the bridges.
It's great to work on the RR but hard to railfan when you're on the tracks.