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| Street View [Note the Amtrak train going past the Amtrak Dock Tower on the left.] |
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| William Hayslip posted This lift bridge crossing the Passaic River has been called the "Worlds Greatest Railroad Lift Bridge". It carried the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the H&M rapid transit. Construction began in 1928. The twin three track bridges are 528' long, tower 210' above the water and weigh 2100 tons each. The spans can be raised to 135' above the water by 2-1/8" or 2-3/8" cables. Because traffic could not be interrupted their construction was very unusual. It wasn't feasible to float the spans into position so they were erected in the raised position! Tom Minetree: A GG1 with what looks like maybe "The Congressional Limited" or one of Florida or Southern Trains. Photo from the early or mid fifty's??? William Hayslip: Tom Minetree it is a 1940's era photograph |
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| LostAmericaFound "Aerial photo by Jack Boucher, April 1977; part of a NPS aerial survey of historic places (Federal Gov't work, public domain)" [The linked page has a history and more photos. It is well worth a mouse click.] |
The tower on the left lifts a 3-track span. The tower on the right holds two spans that can be lifted independently. The middle span holds two tracks and the closest span holds one track. So Pennsy had six tracks here. In Chicago, four towers, each with 2-track spans, crossed the Calumet River. But Pennsy had only four of those tracks. NYC had the other four. Some railroads in Chicago had a lot of commuter traffic (e.g. CB&Q, C&NW, Milwaukee, IC), but Pennsy and NYC didn't. In contrast, these New Jersey bridges carry just passenger trains.
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| Geoff Hubbs via Bridge Hunter, License: Released into public domain |
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| Richard Maguire posted GG1 #4893 brings an afternoon "Clocker" into Newark New Jersey's Pennsylvania Station, on it's trip to Philadelphia in the summer of 1967. |
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| Jonathan Konopka posted Acela train rolling over the Dock Bridge across the Passaic River near Newark, NJ. Photo credit belongs to Chris Henchey. |
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| [When I removed the formatting from this caption, I knew a Google bug might destroy some of the URLs. But the new Google version of the authoring software makes it a real pain to check the link associated with hot text. So I published it so that I can check the links with my browser. (I use Chrome. If any browser can handle Google HTML, it should be Google's browser.) All of the links except the last one did get destroyed. I'm spending time fixing only the safe_image one because from there you can access the other original links.] safe_image for 85-year-old train bridge in Newark delays riders. Amtrak working on plan to fix the problem. Dennis DeBruler Using a satellite map, I found about three boat clubs upstream of this bridge, but according to the photos, they handle small, long boats. I did find two concrete plants just north of Essex Fairway. But, since the tracks are elevated, the Dock bridge must be high enough to clear any needed barge traffic or there would have been a lot more openings. https://www.google.com/.../data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4... Dennis DeBruler The clearance is 24' over mean high-water mark. And they have the option of scheduling their moves during low tides. https://lostamericafound.blogspot.com/.../the-dock-bridge... The lowest clearance in Chicago for barge traffic is 17.6'. But towboat operators are required to use retractable pilothouses. https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/.../variable... |
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| LC-DIG-highsm- 45607 Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Carol M. Highsmith's photographs are in the public domain. |
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| River Rail Photo posted Covered Wagons At Dock. An excursion special for the American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS) July 21, 2013 in New Jersey. Juniata Terminal Railroad's former Pennsylvania Railroad E8As 5711 and 5809 were the power for a train of private varnish that picked up passengers at Newark Penn Station in Newark, NJ for a rare mileage trip over Conrail Shared Assets Operations trackage, returning to Newark Penn later in the day. The train is seen crossing Dock Bridge under classic position light signals, a timeless but unlikely modern Pennsylvania Railroad scene. Photo can be purchased at: https://www.riverrailphoto.com/jtcx Caleb Lindquist: what ever happened to those units? River Rail Photo: Caleb Lindquist still owned and maintained in showroom condition by JTCX, have not operated in recent years. Andrew Brandley: Caleb Lindquist due to PTC requirements Bennet Levin at the time decided not to install the system in the E8s, they have been in his shop in Philadelphia ever sense so at least a few years now they haven’t seen an excursion. |
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| Choi Milton posted August 2 1982, Amtrak AEM-7 913 brings the Metroliner Service over the Dock Bridge and into Newark Penn Station. Photo by Nate Murry. John Pitarresi: Thats leaving Newark. Could have very well been me operating the 913 in 1983 |
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| Michael Froio Photography posted Dock Movable Bridge, spanning the Passaic River, Newark, New Jersey. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the Pennsylvania Railroad's engineering legacy was their bridges. Dock was completed in two phases, 1935 (left) and 1937 (right). This complex is one of the busiest moveable rail bridges in the country hosting Amtrak, NJ Transit and Path trains in and out of the metropolitan New York area. John Kilbride: Operator at Dock abolished a few years ago....B&B personnel now open/close the three spans as directed. [written 2023] Mike Froio shared Walter Borys: And on more than a few occasions, problematic! Mike Froio shared Mike Froio shared |
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| John Curdy commented on Michael's post Walter L Greene. Electricity Clears the Way. For GE. Hangs on my wall. |
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| Jamie L Andujar posted Dock Moveable Bridge over the Passaic River carrying Amtrak, NJ Transit and PATH trains. Taken by me. |
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| Douglas Butler posted From Bridges and Tunnels Dock Railroad Bridge in Newark, NJ crossing the Passaic River. Dennis DeBruler: http://bridgestunnels.com/location/dock-bridge/ James Kenney: This carries NJT, PATH, AMTRAK, and an occasional freight. |
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| John Worobetz posted DOCK BRIDGE Newark Penn 1935 LAST WEEK [late Apr 2023] |
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| R. Donald Winship Photography posted Dockside Rail Harrison, NJ After dropping a substantial amount of rail on the NJCL for the new River drawbridge, today the Rail Train returned north. It's seen here on the elevated structure approaching the Harrison PATH station, with the massive towers of Dock drawbridge looming in the background. J.B. Rail Photog shared |
Darren Reynolds posted four images with the comment: "PRRs 'Dock' tower Newark,New Jersey"
William Chaplik: First tower I ever worked. Included controls for the Passaic River movable bridge. Once had trouble getting a seating light on one corner of the bridge after several attempts to lower it. I raised it again and brought it down hard. It banged and shook so loudly it seemed like an earthquake in Newark. Still needed help to get the light before any trains could be moved. Was also there the day Public Service company imploded the huge natural gas storage tank which was located on the 1 track side. We had to stop all trains in both directions until the tank came down. That was something to see.
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