BE CAREFUL. There is an advantage to 4" bridge rails. If there is a track alignment error the angle is worsened by a shorter bridge rail.
Been using them for over 10 years several set ups per year and never needed to spike one. Our outer main usually runs scale and we have never needed to spike bridge rails. Chuck Smith http://www.trainweb.org/chucksmith/ [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Lane Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:28 AM To: S Scale List Cc: [email protected] Subject: [S-Mod] Modules bridge rail length Hi All, If there is a suggestion to shorten the module bridge rail length form 4" to 3" I must have missed that suggestion. I am for it though. Have an explicit rule that NO one use spikes on the bridge rails on my modules. Even at 4" long I don't thing spiking them in place is necessary. Spiking them only tears up the last 2" of ties making them unusable making the bridge rails 3" long would only help with not having to spike them. Of course, what ever length you make the standard set back, you will never get to adjoining modules with a perfect 4" rail gap. Ask Don T how many different length bridge rails are in his module tool box that are a "perfect" 4" long! Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestra <http://www.lanestrains.com> ins.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestra <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> ins.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestra <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> ins.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths. <http://www.prrths.com> com http://www.lanestra <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> ins.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs. <http://www.prslhs.com> com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
