Rolling up in the air with Lionel 1905 style | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Carey WilliamsOGR Forum Member

Hello Tinplate world

Well I've been having fun cutting ties and setting up the elevated loop for the Lionel 2 7/8" ...

Lionel offered the elevated pillars from 1904-1906 ... along with this version of the bridge ( arched entry beam) . The pillars were placed on wood foundations to gain enough head room to run another loop underneath .

The Lionel 1905 #1000 passenger car takes right off ..and goes a bit faster than I'm happy with ...need to do a bit of super-elevation on the curves to boost my confidence levels .

The bridge and pillars are currently reproduced by Joe Mania of JLM trains please see link ..if you would like to enter the wonderful world of 2 7/8"

http://www.jlmtrains.com/278text.htm

The elevated loop was cataloged and promoted as the idea window display to lure customers to your store.

Now to work below, weaving the track between the pillars .

Cheers Carey

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1/22/1711:38 PM

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Chris LoneroOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Very nice! Being elevated makes it really stand out.

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Wicked.

Lionel2056OGR Forum Member

That is too cool. For 112, it doesn't look half bad!

pennytrainsOGR Forum Member

The hardwood flooring look is a perfect compliment to these trains! thumb

ChooChoo1972OGR Forum Member

I can only dream ... but it would be nice.

2/4/177:11 AM

pennytrainsOGR Forum Member

ChooChoo1972 posted:
I can only dream ... but it would be nice.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Calling up Joe Mania and saying "I'll take one of everything" is one of my favorite dreams.

2/4/179:19 PM

JohnnieWalkerOGR Forum Member

Looks and runs great !

2/9/178:59 AM

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