Colorado
Eastern - Trestle Site
Remember back at the beginning of the
Colorado Eastern? The plan was to feature a trestle at the very front of
the layout, with scenery from inside the layout blending down and into
the grounds of the perennial garden.
So as the layout took shape, the front open space was left until the
very last - and I began to wonder how in the heck I was going to build a
trestle.
Thankfully, the Internet came to my rescue and I discovered Paul's
Trains at www.gardenrr.com. Paul
builds all kinds of accessories for outdoor layouts: trestles, bridges,
tunnel portals, abutments, retaining walls, etc.
PROJECT DATE: 11/11/03
So I placed my order for a trestle, and a few weeks later it was
delivered. Paul's craftsmanship is amazing, and the trestle looked
fantastic. He also included a lot of extra strip-wood so that I could
make my own abutments to fit my exact space.
You will notice in the bottom photo that I have a lot of work left to do
in order to build the trestle approaches. This is a good picture, as you
can see all layers of construction: the framework, the wiring, the
sub-roadbed and the roadbed, along with track and ballast. The large
post on the right is a 4x4 tamper that I built to compact the earth.
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The trestle arrives, fresh out of the box ... note the
track, conduit and other supplies in the photo.... planning ahead pays
off!
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