Train Rolls Through Maze of Wires on Suspended Track (Dec, 1955)
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1955
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1955
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Train Rolls Through Maze of Wires on Suspended Track
SOMETHING DIFFERENT—that was the goal of Philip Karr and his son David, of Milwaukee, Wis., when they decided to build a model-railroad layout. They achieved it by suspending the rails from the ceiling joists on wires. Now they have a multilevel layout that can easily be changed by lengthening or shortening the wires. Chains anchored to a table under the layout prevent any side sway of the tracks. The layout contains 84 feet of track, supported by plywood strips at the joints. From a distance the track appears to be floating in mid-air.
Shades of Robin Cook…
Comment by Rick Auricchio — June 20, 2007 @ 7:36 pm