Richie C. posted:Great work, Rich.
I may have missed it, but how did you determine what the finished height of the elevated track would be ?
I measured the height off the table from the section of track that is in a "hill" and already in place, then subtracted the girder section, that left the height of the supports. once I had that, on the other end of the elevated section, i had other track to match to. that height was bit different, so there is a small grade over about 6-7 ft.
Once I had that track height, I used the same for the elevated subway line. Now if your question was how did I originally pick the track height of the "hill" Section, that was related to the clearance of the track below with an MTH bridge that I have since replaced. While I do measure and draw out things, I also freelance a bunch, so it is mostly a case of trial and error based on what I think looks the best.
