Eastern Railroad Discussion > CT's Last Trip Ove The Schuylkill

NEVER AGAIN

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What time did that pass?

Where is it for us westerners:)

I never heard that call a signal. When it left w trenton. I was listening carefully to the scanner cause i was a mile from the main. :(

SD45X Wrote:
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> Where is it for us westerners:)

Oooh my apologies Mr X ... This is the western City Limits Of Philly ... the hwy bridges in the background are Rt 1 aka City Line Ave where it connects to the I-76 Schuylkill Expressway across thr river ... this is former Reading Trackage ... now owned by CSX foreground and NS (wye track) curving right where it connect to NS at West Falls (background where the signals are) where the NS Harrisburg Line starts to it's namesake via Reading ... the track the train is on curving to the left is the CSX I-95 Mainline Corridor to Florida ... it tunnels underneath the Art Museum site of the highly successful 2017 NFL Draft with connections, about 2 miles south, to Pavonia yard in Camden and the former PRR High Line over 30th Station to Arsenal to South Philly and back to the CSX Main ... the track where the train is coming from leads to Manville, NJ where NS's Lehigh Line via Allentown connects and both run on CR from there to North Jersey ...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/24/17 14:05 by Out_Of_Service.

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Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> NEVER AGAIN

Indeed, Never Again.

Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> SD45X Wrote:
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> > Where is it for us westerners:)
>
> Oooh my apologies Mr X ... This is the western
> City Limits Of Philly ... the hwy bridges in the
> background are Rt 1 aka City Line Ave where it
> connects to the I-76 Schuylkill Expressway across
> thr river ... this is former Reading Trackage ...
> now owned by CSX foreground and NS (wye track)
> curving right where it connect to NS at West Falls
> (background where the signals are) where the NS
> Harrisburg Line starts to it's namesake via
> Reading ... the track the train is on curving to
> the left is the CSX I-95 Mainline Corridor to
> Florida ... it tunnels underneath the Art Museum
> site of the highly successful 2017 NFL Draft with
> connections, about 2 miles south, to Pavonia yard
> in Camden and the former PRR High Line over 30th
> Station to Arsenal to South Philly and back to the
> CSX Main ... the track where the train is coming
> from leads to Manville, NJ where NS's Lehigh Line
> via Allentown connects and both run on CR from
> there to North Jersey ...

You really summed up Philly rails there, haha. I like your second shot. Were you standing in the cemetery?

Posted from iPhone

I don't think I've seen those animal cages transported like that before. I understood the animals haven't ridden the train in recent years at all, so where did the animals go, and why aren't they in their cages?

eastpenn23 Wrote:
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> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > SD45X Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Where is it for us westerners:)
> >
> > Oooh my apologies Mr X ... This is the western
> > City Limits Of Philly ... the hwy bridges in
> the
> > background are Rt 1 aka City Line Ave where it
> > connects to the I-76 Schuylkill Expressway
> across
> > thr river ... this is former Reading Trackage
> ...
> > now owned by CSX foreground and NS (wye track)
> > curving right where it connect to NS at West
> Falls
> > (background where the signals are) where the NS
> > Harrisburg Line starts to it's namesake via
> > Reading ... the track the train is on curving
> to
> > the left is the CSX I-95 Mainline Corridor to
> > Florida ... it tunnels underneath the Art
> Museum
> > site of the highly successful 2017 NFL Draft
> with
> > connections, about 2 miles south, to Pavonia
> yard
> > in Camden and the former PRR High Line over
> 30th
> > Station to Arsenal to South Philly and back to
> the
> > CSX Main ... the track where the train is
> coming
> > from leads to Manville, NJ where NS's Lehigh
> Line
> > via Allentown connects and both run on CR from
> > there to North Jersey ...
>
> You really summed up Philly rails there, haha. I
> like your second shot. Were you standing in the
> cemetery?
>
> Posted from iPhone

yes


P Wrote:
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> I don't think I've seen those animal cages
> transported like that before. I understood the
> animals haven't ridden the train in recent years
> at all, so where did the animals go, and why
> aren't they in their cages?

yes the animals rode the train up unitl the last show in Uniondale ... after the show the animals were trucked to their final destinations at animal refuges and the circus employees were flown to their home destinations ...

Your title turned out to be wrong. The train crossed the Schuylkill twice more as it took the B&O route through town.

Ironically the bridge the train is on was built to allow B&O passenger trains to use the Reading Line to CNJ at Bound Brook and then into Jersey City. The bridge was part of what was called the "Blue Line". Another connection near Wayne Vunction completed the route and to this day is known as the Blue Line vonnecting CSX to Septa just below Wayne Junction. So basically what was built for B&O is now part of CSX.
So never again, on this bridge.
Gonut

> Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> yes the animals rode the train up unitl the last show in Uniondale ... 

INCORRECT! Per Brett (RBX551985) who is an actual crew memeber of the RBBB Circus, no animals have been on the train for several years except for the elephants until they were retired last year.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/17 08:22 by jst3751.

P Wrote:
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> I don't think I've seen those animal cages
> transported like that before. I understood the
> animals haven't ridden the train in recent years
> at all, so where did the animals go, and why
> aren't they in their cages?

Yes, the cages have always been seen on the circus train. That is how the big cats are moved between the trucks transporting them and the ring inside the circus.

jst3751 Wrote:
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> > Out_Of_Service Wrote:
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> > yes the animals rode the train up unitl the last
> show in Uniondale ... 
>
> INCORRECT! Per Brett (RBX551985) who is an actual
> crew memeber of the RBBB Circus, no animals have
> been on the train for several years except for the
> elephants until they were retired last year.

well i was mistaken then ... thx for the correction ...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/17 09:14 by Out_Of_Service.

mbrotzman Wrote:
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> Your title turned out to be wrong. The train
> crossed the Schuylkill twice more as it took the
> B&O route through town.

STOP BEING A DICK !!! that's why ignore you're stupid ass ... thr title ISN'T WRONG !!! IT'S THE LAST TRIP !!! I NEVER MENTIONED IT WAS THE LAST CROSSING !!! ... well if ya wanna get technichnical MORON the next stone arch bridge approx 2 miles down river at Belmont is REEEEEEEAAAADDDING !!!! NOT B&O !!! the swing bridge approx 3 1/2 miles down river at RG is the B&O bridge ... know your railroad before ya go criticizing ...

I'M sure everyone can tell i DO NOT LIKE YOU !!! anyone who says Track Safety Protection on high speed tracks are overratered IS A COMPLETE MORON !!! and yeah you said it ... and yeah you know what i'm talking about ...



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 05/25/17 09:13 by Out_Of_Service.