Bill Young, a St. Helena resident, is a large man; a man of ideas and complexity. Building model railroads and railroad bridges has been his hobby.
Three years ago he wanted to challenge his capabilities. In his quest to find a complicated model railroad project, he came across a Bascule Bridge, a black-iron lift bridge with many parts welded together, similar to the bridge next to AT&T Park in San Francisco. There are only three such operational bridges in North America. Young may have built the only operational replica.
Full story: (but sadly no photos)
http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2007/06/14/features/community/doc4670bc07addb7925562355.txt
Three years ago he wanted to challenge his capabilities. In his quest to find a complicated model railroad project, he came across a Bascule Bridge, a black-iron lift bridge with many parts welded together, similar to the bridge next to AT&T Park in San Francisco. There are only three such operational bridges in North America. Young may have built the only operational replica.
Full story: (but sadly no photos)
http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2007/06/14/features/community/doc4670bc07addb7925562355.txt