Model Railroading > HO Scale Ribbon Rail Train

A model railroader friend (who's a retired hogger) decided to build a ribbon rail train based on the ones seen at Cajon Pass during the 3 track main project.

The video was recorded at the Alameda County Central Railroad Society's (ACCRS) layout in Pleasanton, California inside the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

The doublestack train seen in the video is mine, loosely modeling the Lathrop Shuttle (ILTLT) with a DCC Spectrum Dash 8 on the point. http://www.trainorders.com//avshare/thumbnails//3123-medium.jpg

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Very nice videeo, thanks.

What did he use to simulate the rail? I'm assuming that it's not real rail, as in HO gauge I can't imagine it to be flexible enough to work around curves like his does.

The owner of the Ribbon Rail Train in the photos and video is a friend of mine, as is the photographer.

The owner of the train said that the rail used on the cars is a flexible plastic beam that is painted to match rusty rail. I believe that he said he used Plastruct for the rail. Actual metal rail is not flexible enough to allow for the train to take switches, curves or crossovers. The train seems to track very well, I saw it running when the video was being recorded. The train looks great running on the layout.

I don't know which flat cars he used for the train.

Bob

milwrdfan Wrote:
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> What did he use to simulate the rail? I'm
> assuming that it's not real rail, as in HO gauge I
> can't imagine it to be flexible enough to work
> around curves like his does.

The hand brake supports give them away as Athearn flat cars. Very clever using plastic rail! Can't seem to find it in the Plastruct catalog, though.

Warmest regards,
- Arved



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/23/09 13:05 by Arved.