07-05-2009, 12:45 AM
Well, i bought some more tools, and the PRR Catenary Insulator details will be around by next week. I'm still debating whether or not rail is the best thing to use
even though its more expensive and harder to obtain, i might go for the brass H-columns. I know they'll hold. I think i'll build a couple reading company catenary bridges if i have spare supplies. they actually seem simpler except for the diamond steady rods. its basically an H-column with the flat side perpendicular to the rails. An I-beam fits between the flanges of the H-column and crosses to the other side, with small "T" shapes struts reinforcing the cross span and poles. if it is a tall catenary pole, there is usually an extra strut above, like a mirror, over the cross span.
the diamond steady rods don't look to hard, its just an extra step. to bad i'm not modeling the Philly/ Reading company area. i could probably get away with that instead of the PRR bridges.
even though its more expensive and harder to obtain, i might go for the brass H-columns. I know they'll hold. I think i'll build a couple reading company catenary bridges if i have spare supplies. they actually seem simpler except for the diamond steady rods. its basically an H-column with the flat side perpendicular to the rails. An I-beam fits between the flanges of the H-column and crosses to the other side, with small "T" shapes struts reinforcing the cross span and poles. if it is a tall catenary pole, there is usually an extra strut above, like a mirror, over the cross span.
the diamond steady rods don't look to hard, its just an extra step. to bad i'm not modeling the Philly/ Reading company area. i could probably get away with that instead of the PRR bridges.
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.
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