New railroad chartered. L-girders ahoy!

pawlowsk002 · 2007-03-15T16:20:32+00:00

Folks:What can I say? I got tired of being president of abox of track and some plans, so I've started a-building, occasional water infiltration be damned.I'll get more work done if I squeeze some RRingin, anyhow.The Sparta Railroad has been reorganized asthe Petrolia & Erie, because the former namewas just too limiting. It sounded like a shortline with no grandiose aspirations. I may changethe name before rails are down, but we must havesomething to call the whole mess in the meantime.Finished so far are four 4-foot L-girder sections,1x3 web with 1x2 flange, nailed and glued withyellow Elmer's. I plan to connect these L-girdersin a traditional grid structure instead of theWestcott joist method. This should help achievemy objects for this layout:-Not wobbling like a teetotum-Using up my metric heap of salvaged 1x3 furring strips (which are fine old Douglas fir, so very beautiful to see and to work with)-Being easily portable (hence the grid structure)-Keeping most fasteners accessible from belowI will post updates as material provides itself.Cordially yours:Gerard P.President, a box of track and now some L-girders.

Mar 15, 2007 21 Replies

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Steve Caple 19 years ago

Allen all, that's a wrenching realization!

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