(
Bridge Hunter, 1915;
Bridge Hunter, 1884; see below for satellite link)
Instead of trail people tearing up operating railroads, I wish they would convert resources like this into a trail.
Gregory D. Pawelski
posted two photos with the comment: "
Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch crossing the Schuylkill River and over the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad mainline in Phoenixville, Pa. - Then and Now"
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Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch crossing the Schuylkill River and over the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad mainline in Phoenixville, Pa. circa 1890. |
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| Former Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch crossing the Schuylkill River and over the former Philadelphia & Reading Railroad mainline in Phoenixville, Pa. in November 2017. (Google Image Capture) |
We can see the truss bridge in the background of some of these construction photos of the closed-spandrel arch bridge.
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