Portable elevated track ideas

[H&NERY]

I am looking for Ideas on how to build a portable elevated track for 3 1/2 inch gauge. Does anyone have any ideas?

[Wayne Davis]

The highline that the Iowa Model Steam Engineers has would work for a portable track. We purchased the left over from the St Croix live steamers.

There is a write up in the Best of Live Steam volume 1.

Wayne

[keyrouteken]

Here is a photo of part of the 250-foot long portable track that GGLS built in 1955 for the big Model Engineering Show they sponsored in the Oakland Auditorium (CA). As you can see, it was multi-gauge the same as they have in the Park. 2 1/2, 3 1/2 and 4 3/4 inch gauges.

Hope the photo gives you a good enough idea.

Ken Shattock
IBLS

[Andy R]

There's a long discussion here:

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... ed#p165024

which i assume that you have read.

I can send you details of the elevated portable track that I'm working on if you PM me your e-mail address.