Hell Gate Bridge

sounds like a flat spot on a wheel.

the NY connecting railway was quite an undertaking when built. the road becomes elevated immediately leaving Sunnyside and stays elevated all the way to City Island. A massive amount a stonework. Also consider at the time the area around and north of Randalls Island was largely marsh.

PRR Man posted:

sounds like a flat spot on a wheel.

And you didn't notice how the sound changed when the train went from the wood ties to the concrete ties?
I am not a fan of concrete ties. They are a hard ride.

Did you notice the "Trash Train" on the siding? A little story. We used to haul the trash trains in and out of Virginia. On one trip north, the last car in the train was double-stacked. We noticed it while watching the train roll by at our crew change in Shenandoah, Va. The RFoE called ahead to Hagerstown to have them take that car off the rear of the train. Where the lapse of communication was no one knows, but, suffice it to say the car was not removed and continued on into NYC where it eventually hit a low overhead bridge causing quite a derailment.

Big Jim - I tried a search on the web to find out what RFoE stands for- I did not find a suitable answer! Please educate! Thanks!

Namvet4 posted:

Big Jim - I tried a search on the web to find out what RFoE stands for- I did not find a suitable answer! Please educate! Thanks!

Road Foreman of Engines...

I got it! Thanks ! 

PRR Man posted:

sounds like a flat spot on a wheel.

the NY connecting railway was quite an undertaking when built. the road becomes elevated immediately leaving Sunnyside and stays elevated all the way to City Island. A massive amount a stonework. Also consider at the time the area around and north of Randalls Island was largely marsh.

Actually, the line touches down within Hunts Point, on the eastern edge of the South Bronx. There is a drawbridge near City Island, but the NEC has been firmly on the ground for a couple of miles or so by the time you get there.

---PCJ

Wow, I wish I knew about that book when I was designing the below box car.

Based on the logo, it seems as though Weaver knew about the book.   Weaver did the graphics for METCA.

Stu

645 posted:

Dan - correction is needed as the Hell Gate line was jointly owned by the PRR  and the New Haven  - it was not 100% owned by PRR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..._Connecting_Railroad

http://forgotten-ny.com/2004/0...connecting-railroad/

 

And for the definite source of history on this line check out this book:  

 

And a previous thread on this forum about this same line:

https://ogrforum.com/...for-hell-gate-bridge

I didn't know that.  I stand corrected.  I'll have to look up that book, it looks like a good read.