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I'm through railroad bridges all the time on the Gulf and East Coasts. Almost every rail bridge is black. <br />ONe thing I have yet to see on a model railroad bridge over the water is the fender system that keeps ships and tows from hitting the actual bridge structure and piers. they are heavy horizontal timbers, any where from 8" square to 12" square with pilings and dolphins behind to absorb any shock from an impact. <br />The horizontal timbers are always weathered gray with black streaks where tows have slid down the fenders. 600' of steel barges will really smoke the timbers when it slides down it at 6 to 8 knots.
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