E-Z Track Bridge?

[Evan]

Does anyone know a tutorial or can tell me how to make a relalistic E-Z Track Bridge?

[Komodo]

make you bridge model out of wood, paint it, then put e-z track thru it!

[shaygetz]

The Marklin Arch Bridge is made for their track and would easily adapt for use with EZ track.

[tankist]

the easy way - use something like this
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/atl/atl80.htm

the proper way - what Komodo said. a scratch-build. much more fun too.

[Evan]

the easy way - use something like this
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/atl/atl80.htm

the proper way - what Komodo said. a scratch-build. much more fun too.

I like Komodo's better. Scratch build. I have another question. Can I use atlas... And all the other plane track along with e-z track at once?

[tankist]

Can I use atlas... And all the other plane track along with e-z track at once?
srtaight up - no. track material with embedded roadbed can be used together with plain one with some creative MacGyver style modification.

[David-Stockwell]

Does anyone know a tutorial or can tell me how to make a relalistic E-Z Track Bridge?

You got a lot of good replies, but I'm going to choose to be a "NIT-PICKER":rolleyes::)
Almost all steel or wood bridges had an open deck frame work so if they ballasted the track across the bridge it needed a trough for the ballast to lay in otherwise the ballast falls through. Run a (1/16 square ?) piece of plastic or wood beside your ballasted track on each side to represent the side of the trough.:)
Concrete or stone bridges probably don't need that:)
I am currently building a large Deck truss for a fellow who wants to use Marklin C- track (ballasted) so I am doing the same thing on it.:)

[Reckers]

I'm curious---why would anyone ballast a bridge? I realize some might do it on a model railroad for aesthetic purposes, but what other purpose could it serve?

[T-Man]

Evan, check out my S gage trestle (http://www.modeltrainforum.com/showthread.php?t=4492). It may be real enough.

Use some wood and glue on the brick or stone.

[David-Stockwell]

I'm curious---why would anyone ballast a bridge? I realize some might do it on a model railroad for aesthetic purposes, but what other purpose could it serve?

Hi Reckers,

As best as I can figure out:confused: It seemed to help reduce the strain and other forces produced as the bridge was used. I suppose most of the earlier bridges didn't do it very often.:) If you look at some of the oldest trestles for instance, its seems like they would fall over as soon as a train crossed it!!!

Like 4 post trestles with no sway or side braces at all.:D

Cheers ...... Dave

[Reckers]

Dave, thanks for sharing that. I suppose the ballast could keep conventional ties from creeping out of place: I hadn't considered that factor. As for the old trestles, it's pretty amazing they didn't fall over---I doubt their builders had any inkling of what would eventually cross them.

[big ed]

Dave, thanks for sharing that. I suppose the ballast could keep conventional ties from creeping out of place: I hadn't considered that factor. As for the old trestles, it's pretty amazing they didn't fall over---I doubt their builders had any inkling of what would eventually cross them.


But they do collapse sometimes.:D


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There is reckers peeking out of the cab of his old crane.:D
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[tjcruiser]

Wow! Wild pictures, there, Ed ... WILD!

Thanks for sharing!

TJ

[David-Stockwell]

YEAH!! Big Ed,

Quite often I think. And not just the railroad bridges. I don't remember where it was located but it was called Galloping Gerty I think!! A big suspension bridge.

Dave

[tjcruiser]

YEAH!! Big Ed,

Quite often I think. And not just the railroad bridges. I don't remember where it was located but it was called Galloping Gerty I think!! A big suspension bridge.

Dave

Tacoma Narrows, WA ... circa 1940. Horrible design ... doomed from the start. They didn't consider wind-generated harmonic oscillation.