(06/21/17) New! O Gauge Truss Bridges from Menards!

If anyone was paying attention, one of these bridges can be spotted at the 1:36 mark of our Auto Carrier video!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

This is quite a surprise! Nice! Ordering!

I also spy an Army caboose in the background at the 1:13 mark in that video.  More info on that please!

Matt Kramer posted:

I also spy an Army caboose in the background at the 1:13 mark in that video.  More info on that please!

That's very interesting...

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Looks great! What is the height of the opening from metal base to bottom of the cross beam? 

Trying to figure out what cars may fit. Thanks!!

bigtruckpete posted:

Looks great! What is the height of the opening from metal base to bottom of the cross beam? 

Trying to figure out what cars may fit. Thanks!!

Good question! The clearance is a tad over 7". I will add that info to my post above.

Thanks!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I like it

WOW....

Three of these will be spanning the south side of the layout soon enough. Excellent timing and great detail at a fantastic price.

WOW !!!Looks GREAT ... And the price is right too. I've seen these at train  shows for  150.00 plus. Looks like I need two. Thanks Mark and Menards !!

Interesting that the truss bridges of this approximate size are about the same price no matter who makes/offers them.

Nice bridge, Good eyes to spot that Army caboose in the tunnel.

Sweet !!!!!!

WOW.....that's a item I didn't see coming!!! It looks great.  

PS....it looks even better in the video!!!!

Nice bridges.  The double track one would work for Standard gauge. Too bad I have a carpet layout but might get one anyways.

Hi

The U. S. Army Cab @ 1:13 in the video.  Can a customer order??

Best regards

Tommy 

Great offering and a great price, as always! My question is will it accommodate Real Track and Fast Track? Actually I'm just as excited about the Army Caboose that Eagle Eye Matt spotted in the tunnel! LOL

play trains posted:

Great offering and a great price, as always! My question is will it accommodate Real Track and Fast Track? Actually I'm just as excited about the Army Caboose that Eagle Eye Matt spotted in the tunnel! LOL

play trains,

The interior width of these bridges are 4" and 8" respectively. FasTrack is about 3-3/4" wide, so it will fit great!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

thebeeman posted:

Hi

The U. S. Army Cab @ 1:13 in the video.  Can a customer order??

Best regards

Tommy 

Our current selection of cabooses are limited to CNW and BNSF.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Menards posted:

thebeeman posted:

Hi

The U. S. Army Cab @ 1:13 in the video.  Can a customer order??

Best regards

Tommy 

Our current selection of cabooses are limited to CNW and BNSF.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

That's too limited! Lol!

Menards posted:

play trains posted:

Great offering and a great price, as always! My question is will it accommodate Real Track and Fast Track? Actually I'm just as excited about the Army Caboose that Eagle Eye Matt spotted in the tunnel! LOL

play trains,

The interior width of these bridges are 4" and 8" respectively. FasTrack is about 3-3/4" wide, so it will fit great!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

 

They also sound tall enough as opposed to the ones Lionel sells.

Wow those are fantastic looking bridges, some of the best detailed especially at that price point!

Can you provide the height between the deck and lowest entry point of the bridge?

TexasSP posted:

Wow those are fantastic looking bridges, some of the best detailed especially at that price point!

Can you provide the height between the deck and lowest entry point of the bridge?

Thanks TexasSP!

The clearance is a tad over 7". I hope that helps!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Looks like another big hit Mark! 

That might be high enough to run my EF4 with pans up.  OK, not SP but the thing is painted ORANGE.  (The motor, not the bridge.)

BTW SP did have some truss bridge painted silver/aluminium.  Maybe the next run?

Dominic Mazoch posted:

That might be high enough to run my EF4 with pans up.  OK, not SP but the thing is painted ORANGE.  (The motor, not the bridge.)

BTW SP did have some truss bridge painted silver/aluminium.  Maybe the next run?

Looks like it'd be easy to spray any color you want.....and maybe weathered some.....

OK Mark, now you have me staring at the video trying to spot other hidden "Easter Eggs". What else has a time frame mark in the video? Should I play it backwards for a hidden message?

These two new bridges are a very nice surprise. I know I wasn't anticipating them. Very good Menard's. Wonder what next? 

 Like the bridges

Mark,

Nice work! Thanks for producing both single and double track versions!

Ken

Outside the box just became much bigger. Great job Mark and crew (and BOB). Mark is it possible to show more of that layout so we could catch a glimpse of future items coming out down the road..............Paul

paul 2 posted:

Outside the box just became much bigger. Great job Mark and crew (and BOB). Mark is it possible to show more of that layout so we could catch a glimpse of future items coming out down the road..............Paul

Paul,

I'm sure there will be more videos to come but I'm not sure when.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Now if you took the auto racks off the flats you would have a good TOFC/COFC flat.

Menards is just full of surprises! Other structures (station, etc.) coming?3_

Well I think I need that 2 track 24" truss bridges. I have a job for it now. Order is in.

jim pastorius posted:

Nice bridges.  The double track one would work for Standard gauge. Too bad I have a carpet layout but might get one anyways.

Go for it Jim.  A bridge is good on a carpet layout.  Always remember, these are toy trains and real railroads don't run on carpet anyway.  So, buy the bridge, use your imagination, and have fun with it.  Without the fun, what have we?  

Nice!  Placing an order this weekend.

Ordered one for my grandson's birthday coming up soon.  Then thought about it and ordered two - one for me and one for him (got to have something to play with when he visits).  And just for good measure added a WP feather box car - just because I like the look of it.  The 11% rebate was just icing on the cake.

The Menards Train Guy

Mark

Don't know what your day to day job at Menards is but the part of it that has to due with trains and your interaction with your "Loyal" costumer base certainly has to be a lot of fun.  The "other" train guys surely have taken notice.  I have found myself buying stuff I don't even need simply because I am having fun, and that takes some doing.  My plan is to give away trains to younger kids to introduce them to the greatest hobby in the world and I have found that to be a lot of fun.       

Bill_R posted:

The Menards Train Guy

Mark

Don't know what your day to day job at Menards is but the part of it that has to due with trains and your interaction with your "Loyal" costumer base certainly has to be a lot of fun.  The "other" train guys surely have taken notice.  I have found myself buying stuff I don't even need simply because I am having fun, and that takes some doing.  My plan is to give away trains to younger kids to introduce them to the greatest hobby in the world and I have found that to be a lot of fun.       

Bill,

We may not always have "scale" offerings and some of the things we produce are highly fantastical but we are having a TON OF FUN coming up with new stuff!

I'm glad you plan to share the hobby with kids! They are key to the future of this great hobby.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy