Lionel Legacy Gantry Crane

No reason you shouldn't be able to do this. Do you plan to cut off the two additional rails? I used code 148 rail and made my own gantry rails. Tubular should work as well.

Pete

I was thinking about keeping them on there since I'll have a gondola on the end to put "junk" from the crane. 

I don't remember where I saw it, but there is a video somewhere of someone making the gantry track out of Fastrack. I was thinking it was a Lionel youtube video, but I am not certain that it was? Memory ain't what it used to be... Maybe someone will know of it and post a link, if you are interested. Otherwise I don't see why your tubular method would not work.

Any idea when we will be able to get these gantry cranes? I have had one ordered for well over a year now, and maybe closer to two years. I think they were due last fall if I remember correctly.

I'll have to see if I can find it. I believe the cranes should be here in November but I'm not sure. 

I believe that was what the schedule was last year too? I Haven't looked at the schedule for a while, I'll give it another look.

For my gantry crane with FastTrack, I used separated tubular rails attached into a groove in plywood.  I cut the roadbed off some FastTrack and placed it into a large groove to fit flush.  Painted the plywood a concrete color.

Nicely done Keith.

Pete

Very cool, Keith! 

Thanks Pete and Matt.

Hey all,

it was Bill Schmelk who wrote the article in either the Lion Roars (LCCA publication) or a previous Lionel-Gram. He basically ran som Fastrack straight through a bandsaw to create a single rail with roadbed.

we did not tool a special piece of fastrack for the crane due to the high unit cost required to offset a very unique section of track.

thanks,

Mike

There's been at least one article in CTT in the past couple of years where Lionel O gauge track has been cut to make the track for a gantry crane. 

Mike

I don't think it would look funny at all. Gargraves trackage company makes one for the crane. Go to http://www.gargraves.com/opera...ndspecialgauges.html    Don