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GN.2023 Running light across Irene Bridge
I will have to link to some photos this time because they are not mine. Some of the models are but not the photos. From the Railroad Prototype Modeler meet last weekend in Bellevue, WA.
http://www.pbase.com/locotrol/rails_by_the_bay_2008&page=all
http://www.pbase.com/railbat/2008pnwrpm
G scale with an HO model next to it. I don't know if the CP model was done by a 7 yr old or not. I didn't notice it said that until I was looking at the photos.
Nice stuff in those photo's. I wish something like that was held here in NJ. Unless i just dont know about them.
What scale was that large silver burlington E8A?
GN.2023 Running light across Irene Bridge
Sigfan--those are great bridges. Is that truss an Atlas? Looks really cool!
James, nice videos and music. I'm surprised at how much those passenger cars look just like late 19th century US wood passenger cars, even down to the truss rods. I'm assuming that giant white tank car behind the engine is a fuel tender?
I finished up my U30C project. This is an Altas Gold Series, former L&N motor.
Been working on switchers for the salvage yard. I made one to work the yard, the others are re-builts that will be leased back out to other railroads. They still need weathering and a good coat of dull-coat. But that'll happen soon enough.
Dave, nice work on both sets of bridges. However (and I don't want to seem to be busting your chops here), the old mainline bridge makes no sense from an engineering point of view. Your new mainline bridge is carried high above the water, which is what you'd expect. The old bridge would be in big trouble in a flood and would never have been allowed to be built over a navigable waterway because of inadequate above the water clearance. A deck truss bridge would normally be used when there was some obstuction to using a through truss, like wide loads. A plate girder bridge would be much more common in this situation since the span between piers is short and it's way cheaper to build than any kind of truss bridge. It's your layout so do what you want, just trying to give you some background on how a real railroad would do it.
Dave,
Salt water equals salt spray, even if there's no flood issues. As I'm sure you know, salt and steel don't get along too well. If it won't break your heart (or your budget), plate girder spans would look better and be more prototypical.