I've been making some headway adding more tracks to the layout and I am pleased to report that she is starting to shape up. I'm adding an O54 loop inside the 2 mainlines just so I can run some more trains. Also a short spur track that will stub end across the bridge. Still working out the details on the one side so please disregard to the temporary Lionel support boxes.
I painted my Atlas truss bridges too and was very pleased for a job done with just spray paint.
I modified a single track Atlas bridge to reduce its length from 40" down to 26" so it would fit better on the new loop. I also painted it silver just to make it stand out a little bit from the other bridges. I'll be selling the leftover pieces over on the buy/sell board.
It came out a little too shiny for me but thanks to some nice outdoor weather and a can of Dullcoat I was very happy with the results.
With all this new track my local inspector has increased her patrols of the layout searching for defects and napping places. On the real railroad We have a rule that you must wear a safety vest if you are working near or in the foul of the track so I found a kitty sized safety vest on Amazon. What a world we live in.
