Thanks for replying back to my post. And I’m appreciative of your suggestions.
I’m sorry if my original question was confusing to you. For clarity…the original ladder section that was eventually replaced by the original trestle was made of vinyl strips and blocks purchased at HD. It was exposed to the elements for about 2 years before I built the trestle. When I finally cut that section of ladder out it retained its shape and made a perfect template for the trestle bents. In other words I was able to put the bents under it and nail the side braces. When completed my son and I simply lifted the whole trestle up and fit like a glove. I am now rebuilding the trestle completely from scratch with fresh everything. I’d like to install the same vinyl material as a temporary ladder system but will only have it in place for the most a day. So my question is…since this vinyl is fresh will it retain it’s shape when cut like the more weathered original…from what a few of you are saying it sounds like yes but with a little flex. This makes total sense since the combination of side strips and the blocks will allow for that…
I hope this clears up the original question!
As an aside and perhaps a future post will be how to handle the new trestle with the wider curve butting up against a lower part of the mainline…I think I’ll have to be somewhat creative.
Richard