I just wanted to take a moment to post an update on my layout progress. Over the weekend me and some of my buddies added a bridge into the layout. You can see it in this video as well as the VL Big Boy pulling a long line of cars over it.
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LOVE IT. I must admit to being a little puzzled at the grade at first, but when i saw the bridge, I thought how cool that was.
Nice Josh! How high is the bottom of the bridge? It looks like you duck under the bridge to get to the middle of the layout! The Big Boy has the power to climb the grade!
I like the red paint used on the bridge. Adds a nice pop to the layout.
Very nice - train, bridge and layout. Just out of curiosity, what is the grade on the incline up to the bridge?
Nice Josh! How high is the bottom of the bridge? It looks like you duck under the bridge to get to the middle of the layout! The Big Boy has the power to climb the grade!
Hey Mark! It's around 3.5 - 4 feet.
Very nice - train, bridge and layout. Just out of curiosity, what is the grade on the incline up to the bridge?
The grade is 4.7%.
Nice. Looks like about 25 cars or so, and a caboose?. A good train.
Nice bridge, too.
Cool. Thanks!
The Big Engine that COULD!!!!! Well done JOSH!!!!
Great!! The more I see a VL Bigboy at work the better it looks.
Brent
Very nice.
That is pretty cool.
Quite the layout....
very cool indeed.
Just curious...when the large bridge was being designed, was any thought given to making it a cable-stayed span rather than a suspension-style one? The former seems like it would be a better fit for the span involved, not to mention leaving the center free of any supports.
---PCJ
Nice work Josh. I love the horn sound on the big boy.
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