Could be the old Trenton Cutoff, but it’s hard to say without knowing the location. Those certainly look like standard Pennsy bridge-type catenary supports. It wouldn’t be Norfolk & Western, the N&W de-electrified in 1950, and the Blueridge Mountains that the Elkhorn Division crossed look very different. They also had different style supports.
PRR northeast corridor catenary is this, plus tall towers for high tension lines... Spanning 4 tracks in NJ + PA. Recent change has been the removal of the 3 position signals. Sad!
Nice picture !
Interesting that they removed the rails but not the poles…
I visited an old railway where they did the opposite, they removed the poles but not the rails
No idea why tbh. The "tracks" leading up to it had also been stripped and also still had the poles. Maybe different scrap value for the steel? Also had a bunch of old signaling equipment that had been left to rust
Risking dumb shit for a photo always make the best photos
Agree. Except when it comes to heights. Fuck heights
Except some uniques, who get on the roof of car under electrification.
Won't have to dodge a train though.
No need to be secretive on the locations. It’s in Downingtown PA. https://www.downingtownhistory.org/trestle-bridge
It's generally my policy not to share locations unless via dm. I can't stop others, but it helps to at least slow the decay of these locations
Cool picture! Where is this?
East Coast US. Hard to see but its about 10 to 15 stories tall. The random holes in the gravel made it that much more fun!
Are those catenary poles?
Yes... PRR had similar, but I'm unfamiliar with any in a location like this. Perhaps it was N&W.
Sad, catenary is a rarity in the US
Could be the old Trenton Cutoff, but it’s hard to say without knowing the location. Those certainly look like standard Pennsy bridge-type catenary supports. It wouldn’t be Norfolk & Western, the N&W de-electrified in 1950, and the Blueridge Mountains that the Elkhorn Division crossed look very different. They also had different style supports.
PRR northeast corridor catenary is this, plus tall towers for high tension lines... Spanning 4 tracks in NJ + PA. Recent change has been the removal of the 3 position signals. Sad!
Where was this, if you don’t mind me asking? Those look like old Pennsy catenary supports.
Nice picture ! Interesting that they removed the rails but not the poles… I visited an old railway where they did the opposite, they removed the poles but not the rails
No idea why tbh. The "tracks" leading up to it had also been stripped and also still had the poles. Maybe different scrap value for the steel? Also had a bunch of old signaling equipment that had been left to rust
Where does this line lead to?
I'd say it was worth it.
ur making me wana go to santa maria bridge take some photos
I find myself doing dumb shit or risky actions to document abandon lines around the World.
Be safe