John Buckley roadglide

Okay guys you will have to use your imagination a bit with this picture. Its part photo and part clip art.

My tracks in the street prototype. Brick pavers on either side of the track, then concrete for the street itself. As has been suggested, .40 styrene for the sidewalk to give a reasonable curb height and also to seperate the street surface from the sidewalk. I hope this picture gives you an idea of what I am trying to achieve. The street surfaces on either side are a scale 13' wide which should be plenty to give clearance between trains on the track and actual HO size vehicles.

The black lines and tire tracks are just hand drawn on the picture. That's not what they will look like on the street itself. This is just to give an idea.

 

John

COO, Johnstown & Maryville

          Fredericksburg & Carlaton

           Newmans Own Foods

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alocsin

Nicely done.

It looks very nice!

Is this code 100 track?

What product did you use for the brick pavers?  How thick is each sheet?

Any chance you could post a pic showing a closeup of the pavers and the track? I'd like to see how they align because I want to do something similar on my layout..

 

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cslewis

Here's What I remember as a kid, tracks in town.

Google maps Street view: West Broad St. Burlington, NJ in Front of St. Mary's Church. Broad St. is wide enough for a driving lane and parking lane. While the rail line is probably at 10' (+ - an inch or two). The curb on each side of the rails still retains the original design of when the line was built. It also just happens to be the old main line for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

 

Charlie

 

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trolleydrvr

Tracks in the street in New Bern, NC

Check out the tracks on Google Earth in New Bern. Used frequently by NS. On Hancock Street

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