First Trains across the Peace River (Video)
A major milestone has been passed. The first test trains were run across the Peace River bridge this weekend. At this point everything is under temporary DC power. Rail joins on the bridge need to be soldered for good electrical conductivity and all my locomotives need a good run to break them in. Despite that, the test runs went well.
Here is a video of some of the test runs. Since the bridge is the only powered trackage at this point the footage shows just light engine moves and a short freight consist. Eventually multi-unit lashups with 20 to 30 cars will be crossing this bridge.
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Congratulations
That's a milestone you shoul dbe very proud of. Not only is the bridge spectacular, but now you can run a train or two.
Philip H. Chief Everything Officer Baton Rouge Southern Railroad, Mount Rainier Div.
Wow!
Now that's a bridge. Excellent work.
Geared is the way to tight radii and steep grades. Ghost River Rwy. "The Misty Loggers"
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e185/Grampy1dad/Ghost%20River/
How'd you do the bridge?
Care to share with us how you built the bridge? Nice work ...
Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
From great Back Drop to
From great Back Drop to construction of the River and bridge you have done a fantastic Job pat your self on the back and can hardly wait to see your finished railroad.
BEAUTIFUL WORKMANSHIP !!!
Dan
Rio Grande Dan
Wow
That is awesome, i have seen a picture of this bridge on railpictures website and i have to say "bravo".
and for the poster above you can see construction here
http://nscalefortstjohnsub.wordpress.com/
The bridge was a major
The bridge was a major kitbashing effort involving eight of the new Central Valley N scale through-truss kits. Each span required 2 kits (and about 12 hours) to complete. The piers were carved out of balsa wood. Compared to the protototype spans, the models are about 15% under scale but the general appearance is very close. The prototype bridge also has 5 full spans where mine has 4 due to space constraints.
Calgary, Alberta
British Columbia Railway Fort St. John Subdivision in N Scale
http://nscalefortstjohnsub.wordpress.com/
Here is a second video
Here is a second video showing a few more views of the bridge. It was a good excuse to lash up five GE units and dub in some authentic GE sounds
Calgary, Alberta
British Columbia Railway Fort St. John Subdivision in N Scale
http://nscalefortstjohnsub.wordpress.com/
Very nice scene!
Wow! While I can tell the backdrop is very close behind, it took a few look-sees. This shows a lot can be seen in a shallow scene - excellent job!
R/,
Norm
Norm Wolf
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Does look very Nice