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ON-LINE SANTA FE TRESTLE CLINIC

AT&SF Trestle Modeling Clinic, Part 1

View prototype trestles and documentation. Get started on adding a ballasted deck trestle to an existing layout.
AT&SF Trestle Modeling Clinic, Part 2

Build square leg frame bents and round leg pile bents. Use the Trestle Buddy to install them. Finish the layout.
AT&SF Trestle Modeling Clinic, Part 3

This part of the clinic shows how to model open decks on trestles.

This clinic was originally presented at the Houston Lone Star Regional NMRA Convention in 2008.  Part 3 was added for the San Antonio Lone Star Regional NMRA Convention in 2010. The clinic is also being presented at the 2010 National NMRA Convention in Milwaukee.

The prototype photos include many trestles from the Lubbock area, both tall and short. There are also some SP and WP trestles that can be built with the Black Bear Six-Leg Trestle Jig.

The prototype trestle to be modeled is near Post, Texas. It has round leg pile bents on the ends and square leg frame bents in the middle.

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