RE: (erielack) West Boonton Yard... then and now

["Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>]

- --- "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
> Center-pivot bridges are a fairly common design. The DL&W had one
> of a similar design further upriver at Lyndhurst, though its bridge
> portion wasn't tapered. And let's not forget DB Draw, also center
> pivot but with a through-truss bridge design. They were used where
> a wide passageway wasn't necessary.

Don't forget the DL&W bridge on the Passaic River at Newark, just
east of Broad Street station!  This was a two-level spinner with
several roles.  When built, the lower level served all trains.  The
grade crossing elimination raised the passenger tracks to use the
upper level, while the lower level was used for freight service to a
yard where the former Lincoln Motel still stands.  Now, only the
upper level is used.

The other major center-pivo bridge in the area, though off-topic, is
the ex-New York Central Spuyten Duyvil bridge, now used by Amtrak.

Gary R. Kazin
DL&W Milepost R35.7
Rockaway, New Jersey


       
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