On the Evansville Western route from Nashville to Addieville, there’s a point where the tracks over the lower tracks from Sparta to Woodlawn… This required some sort of bridge to cross the lower tracks to get on and off the trestle…
Below is a picture of the area I’m typing about:
The first plate girder bridge is installed on the left… On the right, the second plate girder bridge is being painted…
The bridges are made up of Aztec Plastic wood, and some styrene strips… It is test to see if they will hold up…
Below are 2 pictures on the installed bridge… It’s 2 ft long on the longest side… One end is 90 degree corners, and the end against the retaining wall is cut at an angle to match the wall…
Below is a picture of the second bridge, still in the paint shop… The longest side of this bridge is 3 ft long… It is also cut with the end against the retaining wall cut on an angle…
The test of their operational function will be this coming weekend, during our June operating session…
