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Posted by tunnelrat on Sat Mar 12 10:47:51 2016, in response to Re: What is this supposed to be?, posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Sat Mar 12 07:04:16 2016. its funny how the mind works.my mind at least.I saw an ERA film on when the redbirds were delivered via the irt/nhrr conn.I could have sworn I saw covered 3rd.rail up to,but not into the nhrr conn.when I walked down there in the `70`s I could swear I saw the same thing in person.the switch was removed because the T.A. no longer wanted to pay amtrack the $20.000 a year to maintain it.here`s a true story as told to me by someone everyone on this board knows. he showed up at E180st.4 hours before he was scheduled and asked the trainmaster if he could take a diesel down the old ny,w&b row." you show up 4 hours before your due"do anything you want.he took said diesel past the trestle which was overgrown with weed and trees.he went past the bus garage,knocking down trees&such until he went on the ground.yup,derailed the diesel.he was by himself,"what is a boy to do"? knowing how to right rail a train he shored up the rails with scrape ties lying around& got back on the rails& slowly crept back to the trestle.didn`t bother to tell the powers that be what happened.[let sleeping dogs lie]so I,m guessing that HE was the last train to operate over this unique section of track.years later the t.a.installed a bumper in the middle of the trestle to prevent any train from "wandering"past it.hope you enjoy this little bit of transit history. |
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