Colorado
Eastern - Trestle Completion
With everything in place to support the
trestle and its approaches, it was time to finish the track. I filled
the void between the rock wall and retaining wall, and then added
sub-roadbed and track.
I made a few minor adjustments to the height of the trestle by simply
adding more rocks and dirt under the foundation. Once again, special
thanks to Paul at www.gardenrr.com!
PROJECT DATE: 11/23/03
A note about the track near the trestle. As the entire layout comes
together near the trestle, I had to custom fit the last few pieces
together. This required that I use a hack-saw to trim a 5' radius curve
to match up the trestle approach track with the rest of the layout.
When cutting track, be careful to keep a firm, straight edge on the cut.
You may want to use a file to clean up any rough edges before you
attempt connecting the cut piece to the other track.
As the track must be tight at its final connection, I lifted the entire
6' section OVER the trestle and then let it drop down exactly into
place. The last "piece" consisted of a 2' section connected to
a 3' section connected to the 1/2 curve. The 1/2 curve then fit into the
approach track that was already anchored to the layout. |
Trestle installed, track complete!
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