Back in 1957 there was a proposal to build a bridge between Long Island (Oyster Bay) and Westchester County, NY (Rye).  It was to be a vehicular bridge.  For various reasons - money, politics, etc., it never came to pass.  But what about a railroad bridge?  That's what I'm building.  The time will be 1959 - 1960.

The track table is modular in design although I don't plan on moving it.  Oyster Bay is 2' wide by 8'9" long.  It will be built in two sections and the wiring will use Luminaire disconnect plugs between the sections.  Rye will be built in one section.  The leg to Locust Valley and the "bridge" across Long Island Sound will also be wired with disconnect plugs.  The layout will be wired with NCE DCC.

Construction begins in about two weeks on the tables for Oyster Bay and both the Locust Valley and Long Island Sound legs.  The Rye segment will be built at some point in the future when I finish negotiations with She Who Must be Obeyed for real estate rights!  Extruded foam will be glued to the table.  No elevations are planned.

The track plan for Oyster Bay very loosely follows the actual track plan for the Long Island Railroad's Oyster Bay terminal.  Back in the 1950's and 1960's there was a turntable although it was located between Oyster Bay Lumber and Long Island Coal Company.  No room to put it there so I moved it to the left side.  In reality there was no freight yard at Oyster Bay, just sidings for the businesses there, but with traffic between Rye and Oyster Bay I'll need a yard to make and break freight traffic.  The track closes to the table end is for inbounds; the middle track is for the engine escape; and the third, inner track is for outbounds.

Layup tracks will be for extra passenger trains, most likely cars only without motive power since like the real LIRR back in those days, money is tight!  A LIRR RS-3 in the grey and orange  paint scheme will handle both freight and passenger traffic to start.  Once the Rye segment is built I'll add a New Haven RR H16-44 for service.  I wouldn't be surprised to see a FL-9 make a surprise visit every now and then!

Once I have the tables built I'll start posting pictures with construction progress.