Wooden Trestle HO scale

[spjoe]

Need a little help in this project.  

 I'm going to build my frist wooden trestle in HO 18' deep x 54' long. Dose anyone know what issue of MR that had plans on how to build a wooden trestle?  OR dose anyone know of wooden trestle plans on the web? 

Thanks for any help

[Railphotog]

Do a search on MR's magazine index for trestle, you'll surely find plenty of articles in all the modle magazines.

 

 

[JimRCGMO]

Do a search on MR's magazine index for trestle, you'll surely find plenty of articles in all the modle magazines.

Also, check your LHS for the Kalmach/MR book on Bridges and Trestles, which includes some photos and (if memory serves me right - I'm at work now) drawings of some trestles.

Hope that helps!

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[cwclark]

  This book published by kalmbach is a great book with all sorts of plans for building bridges.

You can order it directly from kalmbach at www.kalmbach.com  look under model railroading and structures....chuck

   

[ARTHILL]

The Kalmbach bridge and trestle book has pics, plans and jig designs. It is what I used for my trestle. I built one of the bent jigs and photocopied all the plans I needed. I built the trestle upside down to keep the road bed flat.

[spjoe]

Thank you all for the help, on my project!  

[Geared Steam]

Joe

These fellows can help if needed.

http://www.blackbearcc.com/index.htm

Good luck and have fun!

GS

[tatans]

I've been trying to find a site on the internet and from model train sites and every other means for plans for building trestles, lots of hints, products, companies, but no plans, the only plans I have seen are in a couple of books, none on the 'net, WHY????

[wedudler]

I've used this Kalmbach book for my trestles, too. Look at my HOW TO for a curved trestle.

Wolfgang

 

[selector]

I used this site for a guide when I built my own trestle, one with a 34" radius:

http://members.cox.net/sn3nut/trestles%20part%201.htm

Scroll partway down the page and find a schematic for laying a curved deck.

[Fergmiester]

Yes the Kalmbach Book gets my 2

TOM You Rock!!!

Fergie 

[danmerkel]

If you are interested, there are some pictures of a wooden trestle that I built on my rr blog that I write for our local newspaper.  The link is:

http://thecourier.typepad.com/alongtherightofway/2008/03/bridges-ii.html

Enjoy!

dlm