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Reply to "OK...I bought some Marklin HO catenary wires.....how are folks mounting them??"

I made my system so it would look like something Lionel could have made in the 50s.   The base is 1 1/4 steel and the vertical pole is 1/4 inch keystock.  I made a jig to hold them correctly then I welded the base to the pole.  The cross arms are basswood made to wrap around the pole.  The system was put together with the fiberglass resin I used when fixing Corvettes.    This system has been up for about 12 years and is as strong today as it was when built.  I finished the top off with the caps you will find on the 153 Lionel block signal.   I stole this idea from Bob Lavezzi the best catenary master anywhere.  Being a toy train guy, I got the result I desired.  Not scale but it has worked 100 percent with not one issue.

 

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