Re: (rshsdepot) "Real" railroads in NY City Streets

["Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

By 1910, the 4th Avenue line south of Grand Central is doubtful for how they
got there...perhaps they were somehow transferred to the streetcar tracks,
maybe onto the 14th Street line, or other line that crossed the rail on the
west side...otherwise it might be lighted over and a temporary float bridge,
since here is evidently a temporary siding...

Paul
- -----Original Message-----
From: Steven Delibert <stevdel_@_prodigy.net>
To: rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
Date: Monday, April 23, 2001 11:47 PM
Subject: (rshsdepot) "Real" railroads in NY City Streets


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>Following on our thread several months ago about comings and goings of New
>York Central and predecessors in city streets south of 42nd Street, here's
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>photo of a plant under construction at Ave D and 14th Street around 1910 --
>along one side (I can't tell if it's 14th St or Ave D) are what look like
>real class I RR freight cars.  How would they have gotten there?  Were
there
>branches that far over from the NY&H line down 4th Avenue and Bowery?  Were
>there once carfloats and float bridges onto the east side as there were so
>many onto the west side?  Or . . . ?
>Thanks
>Steve Delibert
>

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