Terror Trestle – G-scale model train

LGB Forney pushes video camera on a flat car over a 70′ long x 8′ high cedar trestle about October 2000. 5 Months construction with 5 weeks off to prove to wife and son I could do something other than make Cedar sawdust out of 2″x6″x12′ lumber.

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25 Comments »

  1. Looks like we have a derailment at 1:35.. !! Apply all BLOCKS – PROTECT the SECTION – EXCLUDE ALL TRAFFIC and LOOKOUT FOR OBSTRUCTIONS !!
    Awesome … enjoyed your footage .. thanks for sharing :-)

    Comment by gabadines — June 2, 2009 @ 6:28 pm

  2. A flying dog!

    Comment by RCbeastly — June 6, 2009 @ 9:01 am

  3. holy crap, that trestle is unbelievable!

    Comment by imagreatbigman — June 25, 2009 @ 2:52 am

  4. wow where do you get your supplies to make trestles that big

    Comment by sabertoothtiger211 — June 26, 2009 @ 4:31 am

  5. Supplies are simple:
    Cedar boards 6″ wide X 2″ thick X 8 to 12 feet long.
    Staples 1/4″ crown and/or Brads fired with air compressor powered stapler and brad guns.
    Glue: Gorilla or generic water proof glue.
    Tape measure
    Carpenter’s square
    Pencil
    Dobie blocks to keep cedar from direct contact with the ground. Dobie blocks are cement blocks with wire sticking out used to hold rebar in place prior to pouring cement.
    Table saw to cut strips of cedar.
    Time and understanding wife.

    Comment by scudding — June 26, 2009 @ 2:54 pm

  6. when that thing derails it wil fall all the way down…
    nice trestle anyway, stars.

    Comment by ramonnie007 — July 4, 2009 @ 2:14 pm

  7. you know that dog did smell the train

    Comment by youngculilban — July 5, 2009 @ 8:07 pm

  8. This is an amazing feat of engineering and creativity. I watched this video about 20 times. My two year old son also loves the video. “Chooo-Choooo”

    Comment by gnupuppy — July 13, 2009 @ 12:55 am

  9. Can we please please please have a side on view of that magnificent work of art. I have subscribed so I wont miss it. Ps: Though this vid is not one of the most viewed it is surely one of the most commented…. Pure genius

    Comment by Chekeme — July 13, 2009 @ 10:51 am

  10. dog was a major lol

    Comment by killroy870 — September 5, 2009 @ 7:53 am

  11. holy crap thats a big bridge 0:21

    Comment by joshtheyman — September 13, 2009 @ 9:25 pm

  12. that was the biggest one ever! 5 stars

    Comment by durangoandsilverton — October 12, 2009 @ 6:46 pm

  13. nice that was awesome. how long did it take to build that and what happend at the end derail

    Comment by MrStreck — October 13, 2009 @ 1:17 am

  14. 5 months with 5 weeks off to prove to wife and kids I could do something else in my spare time.
    I tried to grab the camera and derailed the car. I did not edit the error out. Lazy or too busy with other things I suppose.

    Comment by scudding — October 13, 2009 @ 11:45 am

  15. Truly a work of engineering brilliance, well done!

    Comment by SR722 — October 16, 2009 @ 7:32 pm

  16. NICE !!! This is the definition of “patience”…You tell your wife she has the most patient husband on Earth!! (By the way, I didn’t expect the dog showing up (0:53) ..At that scale, he should weigh about 100 tons!)…lol — I like making train videos, too…Different kinds, though…

    Comment by grignosse — October 28, 2009 @ 4:24 am

  17. thats the best dang train bridge i have ever seen in my life 5*s

    Comment by noneedtoknowmyname — October 30, 2009 @ 10:10 pm

  18. I wanted to see the wrest of the layout!

    Comment by songofisles — November 12, 2009 @ 11:57 am

  19. jesus! i think i tinkled when i saw it! 5 stars man, thats world record stuff

    Comment by MopacdivB — December 15, 2009 @ 4:52 am

  20. Nice layout! And your dog is cute :)

    Comment by thedarkblaze09 — December 30, 2009 @ 5:34 am

  21. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by brohoop — January 3, 2010 @ 12:58 pm

  22. Wow that is absolutely amazing! 5*

    Any idea as far as the estimated cost of the bridge material wise? Gosh try to imagine whatever that number would be in scale for the train…like a real full size bridge! Do you run engines with lots of cars? would be nice to see this with a load on it, not from trains perspective though.

    Comment by DocterJones — January 13, 2010 @ 8:54 pm

  23. that looks more like a wooden rollercoaster!

    Comment by inneedofgrace1 — February 5, 2010 @ 1:03 pm

  24. I bet you have this insured.

    Comment by UP5853 — February 7, 2010 @ 4:34 pm

  25. thats the best trestel I´ve ever seen

    Comment by MrMrPraetorians — February 24, 2010 @ 8:25 am

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