With all this locked thread nonsense and people whining about this and that I am ready for a real model railroad thread .
I am in the middle of revamping a section on my layout to include three bridges. One is a truss bridge connected to a girder bridge and the other is another truss bridge.Looking for some new ideas here. I want to put more bridges on my layout but I don’t really have a good place for any more without major remodeling.
Lets see your bridges[yeah]
I agree, more modeling threads. [;)]
ME combination through/deck girder 120 scale feet long. Modified to have rounded girder top plates.
OK by me! Here are a couple from the Seneca Lake, Ontario, & Western:
Bridges? I’ve got one for you. Here’s my Canyon Diablo Bridge module. [:)]
I’ve just finished the module, just in time for my club to set up at the Temple Model Train Show in Temple, TX this Saturday and Sunday. [:)]
Arjay - kitbashed, scratch built? Great looking bridge. How long?
Arjay, That is sweet.
Arjay, I have seen pictures of the real bridge and I thought it had the footings from an old bridge right next to it , or am I thinking of another similar bridge?
Thanks! [:)] The bridge itself is scrathcbuilt from styrene shapes and sheet, and is 4’ long. It’s actually scaled down from actual HO scale…this version is approximately 2/3 of what a true HO scale version would be. I did that because I can handle lugging a 6’ module, but an 8’ one would be just a bit much. [:)]
I was also going to add that I thought it did indeed look a little shorter than it would in HO because at first glance I thought it was N.
AWESOME BRIDGE[tup]
Jimmy,
Thanks! [:)]
And yes, the prototype still has the piers in place from the original bridge next to it.
http://www.somewherewest.com/Route66/Winslow-Williams/ATSF787ECynDiablo.jpg
I do need to buy one of the signal bridges from BLMA, though. It’s the one piece that would complete the model. [:)]
These are my latest:
Wolfgang
Have been gone from here a long time, and old pic, hope you enjoy
John
Here’s my favorite bridge pic:
The bridge itself is an engineering marvel - a curved wood truss bridge - It couldn’t exist in real life, but I bent the engineering rules (and bent the bridge) to make my track plan work out. Given that a small brass loco will cause the bridge to twist, I’ve named it “Thrillseeker Bridge.” I tell folks that the engineer who designed it was a Colorado State University graduate (note: I’m a Wyoming grad - there is a rivalry between schools). I also explain that we make passengers walk across the bridge, just in case it lets go under a passenger train.
I love this hobby! You can even break the most basic engineering principles once in a while.
Not weathered or complete, but here it is…
Thanks for starting this thread Jimmy! Lots of great work, I’ve wanted to add a bridge to my layout several times, though I’ve never quite understood how to do it. Lots of ideas here though, hmmm…
I love bridge threads!! Gives me a chance to see not only what everyone else is doing, but give me some inspiration just in case I find yet ANOTHER place on my MR to carve a canyon. [:P]
rjay: That Canyon Diablo is just SPECTACULAR!! [bow]
John: It’s so good to see your Keddie bridge again–it just blows me away! Beautiful![bow]
Here’s a couple of mine.
The Bullards Bar arch bridge–an “Americanized” Faller kit:
The Deer Creek Viaduct–two ME tall viaduct kits on a 36" radius curve:
Tom [:)]
Great thread, and great bridges, guys!
Arjay, I thought your bridge looked familiar. It was the subject of Tom Danneman’s entry in a recent “Trackside with Trains.com” photo competition. Nice job! [tup]
OK guys, your bridges really put mine to shame, but here it is anyway:
My model railroad is outside, footings are made with Quickcrete, bents are 4x4, 4x6 or 6x6 acq uprights with galvanized steel bracing, stringers are 6" H beams, the ties are 4x4 acq and the rail is 12 lb steel. The trestle is 55’ real feet long and has my switch engine with a short work train on it. In all seriousness, I’ve worked with N and HO scales in the past, and I know that the other bridges shown in this thread take waaaay more talent and patience than what I have. My (engineer’s) hat is off to you all!
Wow! … i’m impressed, Arjay, with the Canyon Diablo bridge model… Also I’m impressed with John’s Western Pacific Kedee Wye Bridge…And Tom White’s bridges…And Wolfgang’s narrow guage… And Ray’s bridge…And Driline’s Bridge …Phil’s curved wood bridge… GREAT BRIDGES
Edit …James… I really like your outdoor railroad and its bridge!
Edit II …Terry …looks great!
Here is my MRS. HIPPY RIVER BRIDGE… I have posted it in this forum before. It has a length of four feet for all spans added together. It has homemade wood ties and rail spiked by hand.
