Re: C&TSRR To Install Welded Rail
| October 20, 2014 06:53PM |
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I work in New Haven, Connecticut but live in the suburbs of New York City, which means that I'm a frequent rider on the old NYNH&H main line (the Metro-North New Haven Line) between New York and New Haven, an experience I still relish every day. The Northeast Corridor was long ago relaid with continuous welded rail and many sections now feature concrete ties, but there is still some old rail in place here and there on sidings and in yards.
So one evening maybe six weeks ago I was sitting in a train on Track 14 in New Haven Union Station, just a few minutes prior to departure. Track 14 is the outermost station track, right next to the Metro-North shops. I happened to glance down at the adjacent shop track, and immediately spotted a rail with the following markings:
BETH STEELTON 1920 108 NYNH&H
That rail has seen steam!
-Philip Marshall
So one evening maybe six weeks ago I was sitting in a train on Track 14 in New Haven Union Station, just a few minutes prior to departure. Track 14 is the outermost station track, right next to the Metro-North shops. I happened to glance down at the adjacent shop track, and immediately spotted a rail with the following markings:
BETH STEELTON 1920 108 NYNH&H
That rail has seen steam!
-Philip Marshall
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