Building the Potomac Line

[Puddlejumper]

I have to take a break from tracklaying, since I am out of track. I need to order code 83 flex, and some turnouts. In the meantime, I decided to start work on the trestles at Metropolitan Fuel & Aggregate. One of the trestles will be double track with a catwalk in between. The other trestle will be located up against a masonry wall next door to Capital Cold Storage. This will be a single track trestle with a catwalk on the front side. All spots are spaced for 2 bay hoppers. Shown in the pics are the beginnings of the trestles. The main beams are 18"x 18" beams, the crossmembers are approximately 9"x 9". I am not using drawings, just going off of what looks and feels right to me. I have on order some scale lumber and crossties...







The short piece of track and the hopper are only sat on there to give an idea of what it will look like.