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Nostalgia & History > The New Eclipsing the OldDate: 06/28/20 11:13 The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv For a short moment, the intersection between new development and old industry/rail lines/spurs, particularly in the cities of the Northeast, can be found. I think it makes for an interesting comparison, and one can use Google Earth to find these temporary intersection points if one knows where to look, before they are lost to history. First set of pics in order are Bronx, NY, Long Island City, NY and Brooklyn, NY.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/20 11:45 by jatlmv. Date: 06/28/20 11:16 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv Date: 06/28/20 11:18 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv Date: 06/28/20 11:21 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv Date: 06/28/20 11:41 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: atsf121 These are really cool! I would see stuff like this around San Francisco twenty+ years ago, not sure how much is left now.
Nathan Posted from iPhone Date: 06/28/20 12:02 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: Milwaukee This tracks in Baltimore sure seem to have been overcomplicated but I'm sure there is an explanation for what we see in this photo. Anyone know the explanation for that layout?
Date: 06/28/20 12:12 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: 3rdswitch What a great post. Four and the last are especially neat.
JB Date: 06/28/20 12:28 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: daylightdon I must admit, these photos sadden me. There was a time when America's economy was measured by "carloads" and our products moved almost exclusively by rail.
Are we better off today with 53' trailers and interstates overrun by trucks? Date: 06/28/20 13:59 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: wp1801 If all of those tracks were still in use there would be fewer trucks on the highways. It is amazing where rails were laid.
Date: 06/28/20 15:22 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: tramfan Milwaukee Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > This tracks in Baltimore sure seem to have been > overcomplicated but I'm sure there is an > explanation for what we see in this photo. > Anyone know the explanation for that layout? The B&O had a lot of Harbor-area tracks due to the number of industries located there. You will probably remember the infamous B&O 0-4-0 #Dockside" engines along with the original Trackmobiles that B&O used for switching. Date: 06/28/20 15:33 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: refarkas Absolutely fascinating.
Bob Date: 06/28/20 16:02 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: WM_1109 Milwaukee Wrote:
> This tracks in Baltimore sure seem to have been overcomplicated but I'm sure there is an > explanation for what we see in this photo. Anyone know the explanation for that layout? Your question would be a lot easier to answer had the OP identified the specific location. But I'll take a WAG, and say the Fells Point section of Baltimore, in which case some rails are PRR, others are B&O. /Ted Date: 06/28/20 16:15 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv Yes, it is exactly the Fells Point section of Baltimore.
Date: 06/28/20 16:24 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: WM_1109 Theowhitey Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Milwaukee Wrote: > > This tracks in Baltimore sure seem to have been > overcomplicated but I'm sure there is an > > explanation for what we see in this photo. > Anyone know the explanation for that layout? > > Your question would be a lot easier to answer had > the OP identified the specific location. But I'll > take a WAG, and say the Fells Point section of > Baltimore, in which case some rails are PRR, > others are B&O. > /Ted It is indeed Fells Point. The view is looking south on Wolfe Street from Thames Street, towards Henderson's Wharf. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2819783,-76.5898298,3a,75y,186.81h,93.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLh8-f7BSl0HgcyZH4-_a2g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en Both railroads served Arundel Concrete. Map of street trackage in 1977 courtesy B&ORHS' The Sentinel, Sep/Oct 1991. /Ted Date: 06/28/20 18:09 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv That's awesome. If anyone needs the locations of others, pease post.
Date: 06/28/20 18:13 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: rrpreservation Thank you for sharing your discovery!
Date: 06/29/20 06:36 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: Coalca What a fascinating post
Date: 06/29/20 07:31 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: ChrisCampi I like some of the newer buildings who left the track as a nod to the past or as a design element.
Date: 06/29/20 08:12 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: RailRat #6 really made an impression to me for some reason, but they all are great!
Reminds me that After personally seeing street trackage like this in the Oakland, and Bay Area, and seeing these photos, I always wondered if there are ties and all under that pavement, how difficult was maintenance, especially at the switches, and why the remnants are still there, instead of being pulled up, or paved over? Jim Baker Riverside, CA Date: 06/29/20 09:07 Re: The New Eclipsing the Old Author: jatlmv It was always a maintenance headache. Dirt/rocks/snow/ice/garbage, plows would hit the rails & switch points, etc. The remnants seem to stay in place until they need to be removed, it seems cheaper to leave things until you need to fix or replace them.
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