tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post3548691445188361517..comments2023-10-20T06:40:48.354-05:00Comments on Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad: Little John Creek Bridged!Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-87426028755618179742017-11-05T14:11:54.462-06:002017-11-05T14:11:54.462-06:00Great idea! I've even got some of the Goldenro...Great idea! I've even got some of the Goldenrod laying around. I'll definitely keep it in mind for another bridge.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975445736846020141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838736204235348458.post-5455671986659916312017-11-05T12:53:09.668-06:002017-11-05T12:53:09.668-06:00Lovely bridge - the first Phoenix type constructio...Lovely bridge - the first Phoenix type construction I have seen modeled. If you had a prototype with more than 4 ribs, in HO scale a potential material is the inner "rod" from the Gold'n'rod Rod and Tube cable material used by model airplane enthusiasts and those of us who use Blue Point turnout mechanisms. It is essentially a tube with flanges, six or seven I believe. Modeling a Phoenix Iron bridge is on my someday list, as they were once quite common and I model the late 1920s when they would have still been in use on short lines and other lightweight trackage. The N&W had some massive (length) Phoenix truss bridges but replaced them when tonnage got to be too great for the line. I imagine since the bridges were pin connected they may have been disassembled and sold off to other lines.Galen Gallimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272822237546731134noreply@blogger.com