Soutwestern Railroad Turntable Page

This trestle follows N&W standards but is otherwise freelance in design. I used Kappler scale lumber. The rail is code 55 and is held in place with rubber cement and the guard rails are code 40. The trestle is xxx high and xxx long. The trestle supports the main line of the SouthWestern while a secondary line out of the town of River's Bend passes underneath. Click on the pictures for a larger view.
		Here are three overhead views. The trestle is complete but scenery has not taken place.
	During the construction phase Homosate roadbed was installed following the curve of the track on both sides of the cut. I laid the beams supporting the bridge ties in place. The rails were laid after the bridge was built and installed. At this point I then removed the ties and beam structure from the Homosate and laid it on the workbench upside down. The bents and bracing were then installed (upside down of course). This allowed me to follow the curve of the track precisely.
	I drew (full size for N scale) the bents on paper and fastened this drawing to a scrap piece of Homosate. I constructed the bents on top of this drawing using pre-stained Kappler scale lumber.
Here is the finished trestle with a (SouthWestern Steam) Bachmann Consolidation on the point running a freight across.