Walthers Cornerstone Arched Pratt Truss Bridge

[mbinsewi]

gmpullman

He gave us a ride to the top of the towers to watch the fireworks at nearby Edgewater Park!

Wow!  THAT had to be cool!

Was that structure across the top added later?  or is that part of the original bridge.

Mike.

[Track fiddler]

Impressive Rich.  I see you've been busy, moving right along.  Looks great!

TF

[gmpullman]

mbinsewi

Was that structure across the top added later?

Part of the original bridge, Mike. It was built in 1956. Before that the NYC's New York-Chicago main line crossed over the river on a swing bridge with a gauntlet track, effectively bottlenecking the four-track main down to one (can only use one gauntlet at a time!) The PRR used the same bridge to get to the ore docks where the Hulett unloaders used to work. Today it is NS.

On May 8, 1974 the counterweight of the open bridge was struck by Penn-Central eastbound train OV-8 at about 35 mph. I was there a few hours after it happened. Not a good thing to see.

Regards, Ed

[richhotrain]

Track fiddler

Impressive Rich.  I see you've been busy, moving right along.  Looks great!

TF 

Thanks again, TF. 

I appreciate your encouragement.

Rich

[richhotrain]

mbinsewi

Looking great Rich.    So much sheave info!  Who knew?

Mike. 

Thanks, Mike.

Yes, who knew.

I want to thank all of you guys for finding and linking me to these various possibilities. A lot more options to select from that I first thought.

Rich

[richhotrain]

I have completed the bridge except for some minor touch up. So, now it is on to the construction of the towers.

Rich

[mbinsewi]

Looking great Rich, when I click on your pics and enlarge them, with all the detail, it's hard to tell what you scratched and added on.  

The only reason I know, is because of your earlier pictures and conversation.

Mike.

[richhotrain]

mbinsewi

Looking great Rich, when I click on your pics and enlarge them, with all the detail, it's hard to tell what you scratched and added on. The only reason I know, is because of your earlier pictures and conversation.

Thanks, Mike. I like to enlarge the photos to find flaws and then fixed them. On the other hand, the camera sees what the human eye often does not see, so enlarged photos can be scary to the modeler who has worked hard to build a flawless model.

Rich

[hon30critter]

mbinsewi

Looking great Rich, when I click on your pics and enlarge them, with all the detail, it's hard to tell what you scratched and added on.  

Dave

[Track fiddler]

Coming along rather nicely Rich.  The bridge looks like it always was that way.  The result of some fine modeling skills

TF

[richhotrain]

For those who might be interested, I have started work on the towers. I have also started a new thread to detail my progress.

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/275386.aspx

Rich