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Posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Sat Apr 29 19:14:35 2017, in response to Re: LU 1 Re: East 180th Street (4/10/17), posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Sat Apr 29 16:09:45 2017. Hello ALLHere is an interesting video shot in May 2011, looking out the side window and filmed entirely as such, of an AMTRAK coach of a train leaving Penn Station for points North. It runs thru Queens, and then enters and passes thru and over the Hell gate bridge It crosses over the Hell Gate bridge with the side window view fimlming to the west. You may want to either watch the film to this point, or for what I specifically refer to in this film, re: ex-NYW&B R-o-W scenes, fast forward to counter # 8:40 and stop video. In the lower right SETTINGS WHEEL on the video, click-open it and click SPEED. Choose either 2.5 or 0.5 Slow-Mode speed, and re-start video. At Counter # 8:48 you will see the two original-location tracks of the long ago former NYW&B Railway curving from the NHRR-AMTRAK main westward towards the Harlem River Yards (and the one time NYW&B Willis Ave. Terminal Location) These two ex-NYW&B location tracks curving close to the angled commercial building, are freight only used now. At Counter # 8:56 you start to see the former NYW&B 2-track Catenary Towers passing by as the train descends to all-tracks-at-grade level. At Counter # 9:08 you will see and pass the remains of the former NYW&B E. 135th St - Port Morris Station platform area. The large Stone Station house was removed along the S/B platform many decades ago, and its site replaced by by the graffiti-scarred-wall building seen in the video. Here below is an AERIAL view of that station site;  I drew in the yellow lines to indicate the perimeter area of the one-time station location and its low level concrete platform remains. The two long narrow tan color panels seen along the S/B local track are the narrow concrete platforms passing over the two cross streets below (E.135th & E.136th Streets). These are supported by the outboard heavy steel Thru Deck Plate Girder that also supports the S/B track.. Continuing on in SLOW MODE -- you will easily see the entire trackless barren 2-track R-o-W of the ex-NYW&B Railway - up thru the adjacent overhead Bruckner Expressway, and up thru to and crossing the Bronx River THEN, a tiny surprise. You will be riding along and viewing the weeds and trees and shrubs growth along the trackless narrow stretch of former 2 track NYW&B R-o-W close parallel to the Bronx River at its west...and then... at COUNTER # 12:16 you will start to see a number of abandoned ties and some few sections of rail diverging away from the train -- these are the remains of the 1954 installed NHRR-NYCTA interchange track single switch to the ex-NYW&B Line up to E. 180th Street - removed in 1972 !! And the diverging weed filled trackless NYW&B R-o-W diverging to pass under the E. 174th Street Bridge. At counter # 12:22 thru 12;23 you will see the now saved in the new Starlight Parkland, the former NYW&B's own FIRST Catenary and Signal Tower and Catenary Anchor, on the NYW&B's own property, for the NYW&B's own self-powered Catenary system. It also housed the breakers which separated NHRR Cat Power from NYW&B Cat Power. Here BELOW is the link to the video: SIDE WINDOW VIEW FILMED RIDE ON AMTRAK TRAIN NORTH THRU SOUTH BRONX - 2011 For those interested in this material, enjoy ! regards - Joe F |
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