NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment. To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://lists.elhts.org/listthumb.cgi?erielack-01-04-06 FloatBridge_1A.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x681 179433 bytes, BF: 3.89 ppb) Randy Brown wrote: "Am I correct in my understanding that the two types of apron differ in that the pontoon bridge floats and rises and falls with the tide while the contained apron bridge must be mechanically raised or lowered to match the float?" Correct. The Erie's float bridges in Jersey City were adjusted via an overhead mechanism, while the float bridges at 28th Street and 149th Street were both pontoon type. The Bronx bridge is somewhat decepive because it had an overhead girder with a big "Erie" lettered on it, but there were no cables connecting the girder to the bridge, at least in the 1950's. Its possible an earlier version was different. One modelling issue I have discovered is that its possible (or likely!) for carfloats from different manufacturers to have slightly different track spacing and also different hull thicknesses. The two I have one, Walthers, and one Frenchman River Models, exhibit this. The model floatbridge have have to actually be movable to adjust for the hull differences. I've posted a photo of the floatbridge area of my under construction 28th Street Terminal. You can see Erie #20 coming of of the Terminal Stores spur on 12th Avenue. The pontoon floatbridge is a kitbash from a Central Valley deck girder bridge. I will use the switch from the Walthers carfloat apron to access the dual track on the carfloat. I wish I had bought several more of the Walthers carfloats when they were only $30, as Ralph pointed out. However, Frenchman River has stated that it is planning to bring out a three track float in the future. Vince Lee Modelling the Erie Wyoming Divison in Pennsylvania and the Erie 28th Street Terminal in New York City East and West Railfanning Photos: http://www.eastwestrails.com/ __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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