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Overview of my Cheakamus Canyon display of Mile 55.8 Bridge on the British Columbia Railway (BCR) in HO scale 1:87.

Frame:       5/8" Plywood with folding legs. L=60", W=30", H=26".
Roadbed:   2 x 3/8" Plywoodlaminated in segments, Homasote on top.
Track:        Handlayed Code 83 by MicroEngeneering.
                  Super elevated in the curves, correct gradient and
                  curve geometry. Track work is shaped from PGE survey
                  drawings and plans.
Bridge and Abutments: 80ft' DPG (Deck Plate Girder) scratch built
                                      from plexiglass and styreene with help from
                                      PGE drawings, on site survey and pictures.
Landscape: Wire mesh with fibreglas over it. Plaster rocks are formed in place with                            molds and painted with Acryl paint. Water is casting resin.
Built:         1993 to 2000.
British Columbia Railway layout

British Columbia Railway layout

BC Rail layout