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Dec 13, 2023 15:22:16 #
That's what this made me think of while watching the northern progress of this NS freight that I caught up with in Pennsauken NJ at Cove Rd. very near the Delaware River. The bridge in the distance is the Betsy Ross Bridge from Pennsauken NJ to Philadelphia.
I was nearby taking photos for a different purpose, knew of this location and drove over. As I pulled up saw the loco just 50 feet from the gates but the gates were up. As I was putting the car in park the horn blew the gates went down and it was moving. It was the longest train I've encountered in my life. It moved at about 15 mph for 15 minutes. Two locos in the front and one in the middle of the cars, can only assume most of the cars to be empty with only 3 power units.
I was nearby taking photos for a different purpose, knew of this location and drove over. As I pulled up saw the loco just 50 feet from the gates but the gates were up. As I was putting the car in park the horn blew the gates went down and it was moving. It was the longest train I've encountered in my life. It moved at about 15 mph for 15 minutes. Two locos in the front and one in the middle of the cars, can only assume most of the cars to be empty with only 3 power units.
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Two lead locos. Two black structures on the right are the Delair Bridge built in 1895-96, it's a lift bridge, the entire center lifts to allow ships to pass. It's still in use today for freight and New Jersey Transit trains from Philly to AC.
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#8000 in the midle.
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New Jersey Transit River Line from Trenton to Camden passed going southbound.
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Final car after about 15 minutes
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Dec 13, 2023 17:55:32 #
The backlit photo of NS 8000 is really dramatic.
Does that New Jersey Transit River Line car share a track with the NS?
I don't think I will ever get used to seeing "Santa Fe" (AT&SF), "Burlington" (CB&Q) and "Northern" (NP and GN) all cobbled together on the same herald.
Does that New Jersey Transit River Line car share a track with the NS?
I don't think I will ever get used to seeing "Santa Fe" (AT&SF), "Burlington" (CB&Q) and "Northern" (NP and GN) all cobbled together on the same herald.
Dec 14, 2023 07:30:40 #
Thanks for posting this interesting set of train activity along with the narrative. Without your description I would not have even noticed the lift bridge in the background.
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dougbev3
Loc: Pueblo, Colorado
Today's locomotives are very powerful compared to the ones when I started in the 70's. Great set !
Dec 14, 2023 14:43:28 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Does that New Jersey Transit River Line car share a track with the NS?.
Does that New Jersey Transit River Line car share a track with the NS?.
No NJ Transit has their own track along the right of way.
Dec 14, 2023 15:04:00 #
Chip Rock wrote:
No NJ Transit has their own track along the right of way.
Thanks.
Dec 15, 2023 11:10:18 #
LovetheMts wrote:
Thanks for posting this interesting set of train activity along with the narrative. Without your description I would not have even noticed the lift bridge in the background.
Some photos of the lift bridge from early this year, this train has left 30th St Station Philadelphia and is on it's way to Atlantic City. Center city Philadelphia skyline bottom right hand side.
This bridge looks like an Erector Set.
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View from Pennsauken station looking towards Pa. Port Richmond neighborhood across the river. Freight line and River Line travel just below this location.
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The day previous to this shoot I found out the bridge was originally designed as a turntable but was changed to lift in the 1920's.
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Dec 16, 2023 06:15:00 #
Thanks for posting these additional bridge shots- very interesting- especially the old turntable mechanism.
Dec 24, 2023 11:44:12 #
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