Hello, Robert
Yes, I recall the story of the crew that had just begun work that February. One of my coworkers' brother had a sawmill near Corry and he offered me all the firewood I could haul. He was cleaning up hundreds of acres of mowed down trees.
I went there and saw the destruction. Trees uprooted and tossed around like a pile of toothpicks. You could see the path down one hillside and right up the other as if a giant, hundred-yard wide weed whacker passed over the mountain.
I forgot to bring the camera
P&Slocal It was a wild day in western PA that day.
Robert, did you ever venture over to Conneaut Lake Park? I used to play with this old Mikado back in '71- '73,
4070_Conneaut_LakePA by Edmund, on Flickr
2016_slides_0007 (2016_08_17 08_08_12 UTC) by Edmund, on Flickr
Timmy! Two Thumbs Up. You look like a happy character, at least.
Regards, Ed
gmpullman Sure enough. A tornado, or at least a storm packing a punch, had blown over the part that hadn't been repaired. Crews were actually reinforcing the "feet" but, unfortunately, had not finished the job.
Sure enough. A tornado, or at least a storm packing a punch, had blown over the part that hadn't been repaired. Crews were actually reinforcing the "feet" but, unfortunately, had not finished the job.
Robert H. Shilling II
To build something "With character" , i guess you have to be " A character".
Rust...... It's a good thing !
A ding ding ding ding ding ding. SouthPenn will enjoy that one.
You're a card Ed, relax it's only 10 after 11:00 here in Minnesota and Model Railroader headquarters is right next door. Same bat time
Little TimmyWho will post here Last, before this thread get's "Locked" til Monday.
It's four-minutes past midnight here... I'm gonna roll the dice!
P-C_1000 by Edmund, on Flickr
Cheers, Ed
Those cars of yours Timmy, sure have character. Looking good
Well, it's Friday.... last day to post something here.
How about too many picture's of a Tank truck.
The race is on ,...
Who will post here Last, before this thread get's "Locked" til Monday.
ROBERT PETRICK Hey Rich- Entirely scratchbuilt. There's a story about how that bridge was built, and like most stories it's a long one and most of that story is Mike's. My work to design, fabricate, transport, and install that structure, though significant, were pretty minor compared to the efforts involved in building the rest of that layout. There have been writeups over the years, and I'll try to find links. I have some photos and drawings and I'll try to find them as well. But right now I don't have access because I'm in that little room away from home that I am required to occupy for eight hours every weekday. Dang! Robert
Entirely scratchbuilt.
There's a story about how that bridge was built, and like most stories it's a long one and most of that story is Mike's. My work to design, fabricate, transport, and install that structure, though significant, were pretty minor compared to the efforts involved in building the rest of that layout.
There have been writeups over the years, and I'll try to find links. I have some photos and drawings and I'll try to find them as well. But right now I don't have access because I'm in that little room away from home that I am required to occupy for eight hours every weekday. Dang!
Robert
I surely understand not having enough time due to a work schedule.
I'm hoping as I share an interest in your scratch built bridge as I know others do, that maybe you can carry it over to Weekend Photo Fun.
With my lifetime fascination of bridges. I sure would like to see more of the building process. Thanks TF
PS Definition of a shame what happened to the Kinzua Bridge. I love bridges. I hate tornadoes
Little TimmyI remember reading about that, cant remember when...
July 21, 2003.
Some great photos here:
http://www.kuriositas.com/2013/07/kinzua-bridge-once-worlds-longest.html
It looks eerily similar to the remains after the Hindenburg disaster...
Cheers! Ed
gmpullmanSure enough. A tornado, or at least a storm packing a punch, had blown over the part that hadn't been repaired.
I remember reading about that, cant remember when...
Just "Un-Believeable".
Little TimmyOld Trestle's are cool ! It's strange how they just "mesmorize" you into walking on over for a better look.
I've made several visits to the Kinzua bridge in Pennsylvania:
RR_views_0020 by Edmund, on Flickr
The Knocks, Kane and Kinzua tourist railroad used to run trains over it with their Chinese imported steam locomotive.
RR_views_0023_edited-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
RR_views_0016 by Edmund, on Flickr
One day one of my RR friends asked me if I'd heard that the Kinzua bridge had blown over? What!!!
Kinzua-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinzua_Bridge
Somewhere I have photos taken from the bridge. I'll have to do some digging.
Thank You, Ed
Track fiddlerIt was kind of cool to walk it again after all these years. Just a little different this time
Old Trestle's are cool ! It's strange how they just "mesmorize" you into walking on over for a better look.( Which is what happens to me, every time I see one.)
gmpullman I sure hope someone picks up the Jordan Models line.
Me too ! Their Mack kit's are like Lay's potato chip's ..... you can't build just one.
This is The Trestle my childhood friends and I would hang out at when I was a kid.
The chain-link fences were not there restricting us. Asphalt bike paths? Yeah right we made our own paths in the dirt.
This was the tracks that led down from the upper tracks going over the Trestle down to the lower tracks that went under the trestle. It was a big triangle. It's amazing what 44 years can do to a set of railroad tracks that used to be there. Now it's just an overgrown path.
It was kind of cool to walk it again after all these years. Just a little different this time
SouthPenn Robert, That is unbelievable. If your bridge is 10' long, the layout must be huge.
Robert,
That is unbelievable.
If your bridge is 10' long, the layout must be huge.
I don't remember the exact dimensions. About 30 feet by 60 feet, I think. The epitome of building a basement with some living quarters upstairs.
LINK to SNSR Blog
richhotrain ROBERT PETRICK The photograph of the bridge that Henry and others are referring to was taken on the shore a pretty good distance away and used a high-power telephoto lens. Yes, it is a pretty massive structure, but not as massive as the extremely foreshortened photo would imply. I built an N-Scale uncompressed model of that bridge for Mike Devaney's C&O layout. The bridge model itself is just under 10 feet long, and the overall structure including approach spans is just over 13 feet. Here are a few photos. Robert, that is one outstanding effort. Can you tell us more about your building process. It is completely scratch built? Kitbashed? Rich
ROBERT PETRICK The photograph of the bridge that Henry and others are referring to was taken on the shore a pretty good distance away and used a high-power telephoto lens. Yes, it is a pretty massive structure, but not as massive as the extremely foreshortened photo would imply. I built an N-Scale uncompressed model of that bridge for Mike Devaney's C&O layout. The bridge model itself is just under 10 feet long, and the overall structure including approach spans is just over 13 feet. Here are a few photos.
The photograph of the bridge that Henry and others are referring to was taken on the shore a pretty good distance away and used a high-power telephoto lens. Yes, it is a pretty massive structure, but not as massive as the extremely foreshortened photo would imply.
I built an N-Scale uncompressed model of that bridge for Mike Devaney's C&O layout. The bridge model itself is just under 10 feet long, and the overall structure including approach spans is just over 13 feet.
Here are a few photos.
Robert, that is one outstanding effort.
Can you tell us more about your building process. It is completely scratch built? Kitbashed?
Rich
Hey Rich-
Something struck me a bit funny.
When SouthPenn posted the Limeville Bridge and mentioned he forgot where it was at.... It had been on Robert's layout the whole time
On a more serious note. The bridge you built is very impressive Robert. I'm hoping you will elaborate on some of the building process as well
Alton Junction
I'm having a Big Mack attack...
IMG_0113_fix by Edmund, on Flickr
Then there's this one, formerly owened by my employer, GE Mazda Lamps. This was taken in Cleveland in 1929:
MazdaMackW by Edmund, on Flickr
Those are hydrogen gas cylinders on the trailer. I sure hope someone picks up the Jordan Models line.
Better picture. It is still massive.
Well.....
I finally ran out of "Fresh" picture's .
So here's a few shot's of a Jordan Mack truck. ( I love the old Mack's ! )
If I could only use one word to sum up that Limeville Bridge it would be "THICK"
That boilerhouse kit turned out really nice Paul.
I will go along with what this boxcar car says
These shots taken at Bandana Square Saint Paul.
PS That bridge is way cool Robert. I like it. The thing is so long I can barely make out the other end.
zstripe BigDaddy That Limeville bridge must have been built by a model railroader as it looks way over built. I assume what would be transported would be less than 900K pounds, but what would weigh 700,000 pounds? Henry, Those two Engines weigh over 700,000 pounds.......that's not even counting the rolling stock. Plus that is a double track bridge. Frank
BigDaddy That Limeville bridge must have been built by a model railroader as it looks way over built. I assume what would be transported would be less than 900K pounds, but what would weigh 700,000 pounds?
That Limeville bridge must have been built by a model railroader as it looks way over built.
I assume what would be transported would be less than 900K pounds, but what would weigh 700,000 pounds?
Henry,
Those two Engines weigh over 700,000 pounds.......that's not even counting the rolling stock. Plus that is a double track bridge.
Here are a few photos. The first three were taken just after installation. The fourth shows the fully sceniced and weathered scene as displayed for a layout tour as part of the NMRA 2013 Convention in Atlanta.
I took the first three photos, but the fourth was taken by a member of the Layout Design Special Interest Group (LDSIG) of NMRA. If I knew his or her name, I'd certainly give them credit. I 'borrowed' the image from the LDSIG Facebook page.
She's quite the unique steamer Ed. Looks like a giant iron missile
Thanks for opening up the thread Timmy. I went to bed early Sunday night and slept in Monday morning...... I was a slacker, Thanks for having my back
zstripeThose two Engines weigh over 700,000 pounds.......that's not even counting the rolling stock. Plus that is a double track bridge.
The 900,000 pound was in reference to the 16 axle flat car. However there is a lot more steel in that bridge than any Pratt truss bridge, double tracked or not. The Thomas Viaduct near Baltimore was finished in 1835. I don't think they knew how much a double headed coal train would weigh in 2018. Back then, locos didn't make smoke, the made horse caca.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Oh, how the mighty have fallen! A once spotless and graceful Hudson, the power for the Century, Commodore Vanderbilt and other NYC varnish sits in a rather tattered and sooty dress.
NYC_5445_Elkhart by Edmund, on Flickr
Little by little the streamlining came off until it was finally removed completely for the final years of steam on the New York Central.