grades on bridges

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Sun, 2012-07-01 11:47 — Peter Pfotenhauer

When running over tall steel trestles and other larger bridges, how often were such tracks on the level vs on grade, especially in situations where the railroad was climbing a grade in the surrounding territory.

Are there any operational implications for our models (I am in N Scale) of having the track on grade? I have a spot where I plan to have a 4 foot steel trestle in a layout plan, and really need the 1 inch height gain I could get by keeping the track on its 2% grade over that length.

It's been discussed before

Sun, 2012-07-01 11:52 — Jurgen Kleylein

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/5897

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/6470

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Bridges on grades

Sun, 2012-07-01 15:27 — Terry Roberts

I've seen quite a number of them on the various prototypes I have visited. I did not see any that changed grade just for the bridge.

I have a copy of the 1983 UP track profile for the northwest. Between Granger and Pocatello I noted only one bridge on a 0.0 grade. There were at least 100 bridges of various length up to 350 feet shown.

I have constructed model bridges and trestles and combinations of the two for use on grades. The pilings and supports are vertical with the tops modified for the grade.

Terry