Reply to "What would you do?"

pennsyfan posted:

This shows the problem from above, you can see the cross member right in front of the windshield.

 

Bob,

Cut that cross member out.

While many of the above mentioned structural modifications/reinforcements would be necessary if this were an actual real world bridge, in the model train world, no reinforcing is needed if you remove that cross member.  The bridge will be plenty strong without it.

Stu