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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 8, 2007 8:28 PM

Hi Ian; no there won't be any trestles on my road, at least not for the immediate future.  My area is mostly level so really no need for a fancy trestle system.  I am going to dig out some gullies and ravines and run some bridges accross them.  Thinking about a covered-bridge for one of them.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 9, 2007 5:56 AM
Ian, was think in phase V or IV in project a raised monorail system in the modern part of the rail line. Different!?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 9, 2007 8:08 PM

William i would love a raised monorail but alas where would you get one?

I would also very much like a covered bridge but in the tropics what would be the use for one?

The roof is to get the snow to fall off, i think, isn't it? To the best of my knowledge there aren't any in real life in this country, least wise i have never seen one.

Rgds Ian

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 9, 2007 10:04 PM
 iandor wrote:

William i would love a raised monorail but alas where would you get one?

Rgds Ian

Ian, it would be to the drawing board for the train and raised beams.

I have seen something like the channel braces they use to make "sun rooms" could make a track bed if you don't want to go beam.

In other words make the whole thing from parts and shells. I would say the testing would be very long for some things and less maybe for others.

Again if they made one, I buy it!

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