I'm looking for a double girder bridge that will sit flat on a shelf w/Unitrack

kmcsjr Jan 28, 2015

  1. kmcsjr

    kmcsjr TrainBoard Member

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    Because I setup 2 loops on a 24" deep pianotop in our kitchen. My wife decorates the "shelf" and I rotate the trains. It's actually a board atop an old upright, that we cover with a tablecloth (LOTUS). Anyway, I want to take advantage of the "bridges" to maintain wall and track clearances, as I can't secure the track. Even the radii and loop lengths change seasonally. I am going to see if my LHS has any bridges, but I dont remember seeing them. Online pictures of Kato bridges look like they wont sit flat. Model power, so I assume Atlas code 80 single bridges work great with Kato transition pieces, for single loops. I want to use the double bridge as it will put the tracks as close together as they can be. The only Atlas double girders I've seen are code 55. I am assuming I would be able to swap out the code 55 for code 80. Does anyone run like this and have a solution? I am basically counting on one side of the bridge keeping the track from tilting into the abyss or trains from hitting the wall. My scratchbuilding skills aren't good enough.

    Staring at it, I have a solution. I will fashion a shim under the bridge that butts against the second track at a good track separation distance.

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