AMTRAK MAIN LINE - THE BRONX
| OAK POINT YARD |
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CR#8838 yet to see CSX shops for a
"new look." |
Ex-NYNH&H, PC, Conrail and now a CSX
facility; Oak Point Yard requires hard hat, etc; so we observed from
above on Garrison Street after our bus drove through the yard.
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My view, It ain't pretty.
Less modern garbage
containers in the yard. |
A quiet morning as engines rest for
the upcoming work week. |
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Removal of the 156 St. Bridge leaves just the west abutment and
the east side "Dead End" sign on Garrison St.
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Interesting Water Tank
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CSX switch stand |
Overlooking the yard, this might make
a nice model of a typical Bronx business.
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| HELL GATE BRIDGE |
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Hell Gate, NY
Click map for
larger image |
11:00am
Hell Gate Bridge was
the main element of the New York Connecting Railroad's (NYCRR) project
that linked the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, allowing a direct route to New England. The bridge
was constructed over Hell Gate, a narrow channel so named because of its
turbulence. The waterway is 100 ft deep at midstream, with a tidal rise
and fall of 6 ft and a high tidal velocity. |
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Hell Gate Bridge looking East |
For more information
and photos on the Hell Gate Bridge, see the 2000 tour at:
NYCRR 2000 Tour
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P&W 5 unit running light after a
delivery of rock to Long Island |
| NYCRR SOUTH
DIVISION - QUEENS, NY |
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MP 5.34 Woodside
view North (1) 7/21/2001
Photo: Steve Lynch
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2:00pm
The corner of 70th St. and 37th Ave. in Woodside is the site of the
re-route of the Brooklyn Queens Exp. I-678. Track will be rerouted, "shooflied"
to the right during the BQE straightening upgrade. As the original ROW
(right-of-way) was 2 tracks, CSX has indicated the project will provide
for this capability. Roosevelt Ave.is one block further south.
Click to enlarge |
MP 5.34 Woodside 37th Street - view S (2) (notice double track width)
7/21/2001
Photo: Steve Lynch
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PRR Keystone Style Arch
(3) |
A little over 3/4 mile further south,
the NYCRR crosses over Queens Blvd. Seems the City of New York wanted a
fancier facade, so of all the bridges this one gets the PRR Keystone
look. Appears that the light fixture, at right, is now a past memory.
Click to enlarge |
Decorative carved facade
of the 1917 project. |
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Grand Ave 84th St. view W 7/21/2001 Photo: Steven Lynch (4) |
The 4 track LIRR main
line ducks under Grand Ave.where I'm standing. The NYCRR heading
south is just behind. No fancy bridge work at this location! |
NYCRR 57th Ave view N
7/21/2001 Photo: Steven Lynch (5) |
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The view from 57th Ave north with Grand Ave just ahead. The Elmhurst
tanks where just off to the right. This section is believed to be the
ground breaking location of the NYCRR.
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| FRESH POND
JUNCTION, GLENDALE - QUEENS, NY |
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Fresh Pond NYCRR Bridge
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4:00pm
The LIRR required the Fresh Pond bridge piers to be NOT on their
property, hence the wide span. |
A load for the
Jamaica Station upgrade
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