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This shot shows off the new road bridge crossing the CP&P’s mainline at Aspen Ridge. In previous shots, the road bridge was a long wooden pony truss, but I found this one on the DLS recently and it stuck with me. I finally tried it out as a replacement and decided to keep it – this bridge is more visually striking than the original was, so it makes for a more aesthetic set piece. I also replaced the abutments and moved them back a bit, which required me to adjust the terrain around the abutments, but it turned out pretty well. I have toyed with the idea of adding a small flagstop station here, along with a stairway leading to the hotel at the top of the ridge, but I may save that for a future rendition of this scene on a larger version of the CP&P that I’ve been dreaming of.

Description

This shot shows off the new road bridge crossing the CP&P’s mainline at Aspen Ridge. In previous shots, the road bridge was a long wooden pony truss, but I found this one on the DLS recently and it stuck with me. I finally tried it out as a replacement and decided to keep it – this bridge is more visually striking than the original was, so it makes for a more aesthetic set piece. I also replaced the abutments and moved them back a bit, which required me to adjust the terrain around the abutments, but it turned out pretty well. I have toyed with the idea of adding a small flagstop station here, along with a stairway leading to the hotel at the top of the ridge, but I may save that for a future rendition of this scene on a larger version of the CP&P that I’ve been dreaming of.