by erie2521
I believe another reason that the PC didn't want to fix the bridge was that they had diverted most of the traffic off of it after they got control of the New Haven. This was a body blow for the Erie Lackawanna.
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erie2521 wrote:I believe another reason that the PC didn't want to fix the bridge was that they had diverted most of the traffic off of it after they got control of the New Haven. This was a body blow for the Erie Lackawanna.That was the main reason...PC could route NE traffic through Selkerk to Springfield, Worchester, and Boston. It was a great chance to kill off the EL.
Dump The Air wrote:Don't forget that thing was the LHR's lifeline, after it burned and even after they offered to scoff up money to get it fixed all they had left was minimal online traffic.Yeah. But PRR owned a chunk of the l&HR as did CNJ-RDG, someone once told me ATSF did, too, but I don't think so. PC figured it redundent with Selkirk. Then they picked up the NH and if they could cut out the alphabet route from the midwest and the EL at the same time, all the better. The one with all the marbles wins!
Bernard Rudberg wrote:Construction is well under way for the new concrete deck on the Poughkeepsie bridge. The schedule calls for completion of the walkway in time for the 400 year celebration of Henry Hudson sailing up the river in 1609. There are big plans for a grand opening in September 2009. After that it becomes a New York State park.This is indeed fantastic news, this interesting structure is finally going to serve a real useful purpose again. I predict it will
Bernie Rudberg
Bernard Rudberg wrote:That short piece still belongs to CSX and they want a fortune for it. There is legal work underway to condemn the property and force them to sell at a reasonable price.You'd think if they were rational, they would sell for (reasonable price) + (cost of executing eminent domain). They'd get more money and the public wouldn't have to pay any more.
Walkway Over the Hudson began its pedestrian-bridge campaign in 1992 and assumed ownership six years later. Schaeffer has headed the group since 2003 and has aggressively sought public and private funding. The $35 million project is being paid for by a mix of public and private funds, with the Dyson Foundation contributing $2 million and Scenic Hudson $1 million.Additional progress updates directly from the project: http://www.walkway.org/
With the group still trying to raise the last $12.5 million, workers this fall are laying down prefabricated concrete slabs for the deck.
charlie6017 wrote:There already is..........the A.E. Smith bridge that CSX uses to cross the Hudson.