This Miniature Arch Bridge for Scenery, Scouts & Landscaping measures 2 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall by 14 inches long (3″ space under center of arch).  This wooden arch bridge is proudly made in the USA by MrTrain.com using quality wood and accented with metal handrails. This Pedestrian arch bridge works great for model railroad  scenery spanning ponds, rivers, and waterways.  Small arch bridge sold separately.

Suggested uses for this Large Arch Bridge is for O gauge / O scale train layouts, doll house scenery, diorama , wargaming, weddings, parties, and even cake decorating to transition from High school to college, Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts, etc. Great for spanning ponds, over rivers, and other unique scenery landscapes. This item works great with O scale trains from hobby stores such as Bachmann Trains.

The first thing you should do is decide on a theme for your railroad.

~What is your railroad’s purpose? Where are your trains going to and coming from and why? Are they going to carry passengers from one town to another? Will they mostly carry coal to towns or local ports, timber to lumber yards, or farm goods to markets, etc?

~What is the setting: the location and era? Where and during what time period will your trains be operating? These can be either specific or general. If you like steam trains you will want to model the era before 1955. Diesels became popular in the late 1940’s and beyond. The period between 1945 and 1955, the transition era, saw both steam and diesel running the rails. The location you want to model would help you decide which particular railroads – like Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern, etc.- you want running through your layout.

What kind of model trains or equipment do you want to run on your layout? Again the place and the time you want to model may help you decide. Or it could be the other way around. You may really want to model the Lehigh Valley Railroad because you like the colors, for example, in which case the general location and time frame would already be known.

~What type of service will your model railroad provide and to whom? What industries and/or towns will your trains be carrying goods (or people) to and from? Do you like coal-hauling, logging, farming, oil industries, passenger service?