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I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure.  I dare somebody to model it !!

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Originally Posted by domer94:

I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure.  I dare somebody to model it !!

Was the book: 

Conquering Gotham: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels, by Jill Jonnes?

Originally Posted by rboatertoo:
Originally Posted by domer94:

I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure.  I dare somebody to model it !!

Was the book: 

Conquering Gotham: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels, by Jill Jonnes?

indeed it was . its been a while since I heard the title. I read it a while back.  great read, I recommend it for any rail fan

I have a good imagination, but that bridge is hard to visualize as a completed structure. It'd make the Hellgate look like a culvert crossing in the middle of nowhere.
 
Originally Posted by DennisB:

As far as I know the Highline was only used for freight. So, I doubt that they would have tied into it.

Seems likely that they'd tie the tracks into the high line if it was already going right past it, just in case. I'd also think that such a bridge could easily have changed the entire concept of the high line itself.

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