Okay, today I'm brain dead. So, I'll ask rather than get totally lost in cyberspace. Any recommendations for a vehicle overpass? I need to cross two tracks,...
But getting lost can be fun!... :-) Rix makes some modern overpasses and someone (maybe Walthers?) recently came out with some Art Deco stuff. Another company...
... Any bridge designed to hold a locomotive can carry traffic with a suitable surface. The Cicero Ave. overpass over the Chicago Beltline Railway at one time...
As, to this day, is the route 35 overpass over New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast line (ex-New York and Long Branch) between Morgan drawbridge and the...
Thanks, After a good night's rest, i found an old one I made years ago by widening an Atlas Warren Truss. I'll just go with that, it's paid for <BG>. Joe ... ...
... snip ... snip ... Don't know if it is still there, but at one time there was a concrete bridge across the Eisenhower Expy between Hillside and the LaGrange...
... snip ... snip ... And suddenly having a thought, fired up Google Earth and took a look at the area between Hillside Plaza and LaGrange Road - jeez, it's...
Hello, I am studying the Cumberland & Westernport Electric Railway for modeling it. It ran from about 1898 to 1927 along the National Road (US 40) from LaVale...
Well, I can at least partially answer #3. Single point turnouts were generally thrown with a switch iron carried on the car; it was used to simply push the...
...and don't forget that some switches were spring switches. As for ROW choices, that typically came to what rights were allowed by the land owners and the...
Great info! Thanks guys! Charles ... by the land owners and the State DOT (not sure if it was the State . . . switches). On the H&F this may be because of...
Hi Charles -- What state was your line in? In southeast and central Pennsylvania it was general practice for lines that followed roads to use the center of the...
Rich, Thanks, good stuff. I am in western Maryland, and from the old photos I have found; similar to what you said, on the open road and in small towns, they...
Bought a nice Tomytec TM-05 motorized chassis to power some WJ&S MP1 coaches whihc I am building (some day). It ran very nicely until I disassembled it and...
David, Have you tried Northwest Short Lines? Maybe some of their N scale locomotive or standard wheel sets might be usable? http://www.nwsl.com/ Charles ... ...
Hobby Search has a Tomix spare parts page (Tomix and Tomytec are part of the same company). http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/590/0/1 The chassis are also...
David, if you have any of the TM-01 to 04 mech, I would suggest to get the wanted wheelset with gear from its nonpowered truck (it's exact the same wheelset). ...
... At an East Springfield, MA show a few years ago, I saw a module that had an elevated loop with Kato track and overhead. Someone told me it belonged to Tom...
I've looked through all the previous posts and find that my switch choices are 1) Tomix system, 2) Atlas, Peco, etc. #4's, or 3) Build my own. I guess my...
I guess the other option between buying pre-made switches or making your own is to not have switches... But I don't think that was really your question. Of...
Since you are talking about traction then Tomix has distinct advantages. The main one being that they make a street conversion system for their products that...
I have finally begun assembling some of the West Jersey & Seashore (PRR) MP-1 MU coaches for whihc I had some etches made a couple of years ago. I have...
Thanks to all who responded. I cobbled up a non-geared replacement wheelset using Bachmann 5.58mm wheels, cut down the axles to stubs, and made a delrin muff...
Looks good. The third rail looks good, too. Last week on RFD TV they showed a video on the GG-1 and other PRR electrics (including some of the MU coaches). I...
Frank- I had looked into it several years ago when Andy (Reichert) was first producing the track. I never tried the actual product, so my thoughts are...
I checked with Andy Reichert and he said that "yes it can be done with a little effort." I think if you wanted to try it, the best bet would be to call Andy...
