Glen:
Thanks for the drawings of the signal bridges at Buda. I have purchased enough
of the NJ International's #4009s to build an interlocking. The dwg's will be a
great assistance to make sure they are right.
Thanks,
Stephen Miller
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@...> wrote:
>
> I previously posted 3 signal bridge drawings that will help with modeling the
> 3 track signal bridges at Buda, prior to 1966 when CTC was installed at Buda.
> One is a standard 3 track signal bridge of which I have several sketches of,
> but this one shows the correct orientation of the ladder and top and bottom
> lateral angles of the two 3 track bridges at Buda. One subtle difference
> between the 3 track bridges at Buda and the earliest 3 track bridges of the
> same design that were used in the suburban territory, is the lack of
> crossframes. The bridges at Buda were put in later (after the mid-20's, and
> the later bridges did not have the crossframes. My guess is that the Q
> eliminated the crossframes because they determined that they were not needed,
> and they probably impeded the maintainer's ability to walk thru the truss.
>
> The other two drawings are of one of each bridge, showing the signal targets
> that were present prior to CTC. For further details, I would recommend that
> you get a copy of "Chicago Burlington & Quincy In Color Volume 4" by Michael
> Spoor, and review pages 52 thru 55. There are photos of the 3 track bridges
> as well as the 2 track bridges that replaced them. Compare the signal
> targets before and after CTC. For paint color on the 3 track bridges, I
> would recommend mineral red, as I don't think they were ever painted silver.
>
> Glen Haug
>
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