On my way back from a weekend in NYC, I took the Hudson up to Poughkeepsie to check out the Walkway. The weather cooperated, and I got some great shots on the way up the Hudson. I printed out a map at home and took it with me to find my way from station to bridge. For those that don't have a map, however, there are small guide signs pointing the way. It was a good walk - about 15-20 mins or so. Entrance to the bridge featured a few landmarks left over from NHRR days including a couple ABS signals and some telgraph poles in the woods still up. Once out on the bridge... wow! Great job. Beautiful views! It is definetly one long bridge and when I was over to the Highland side, I turned around and headed back. Didn't see any freights on the West Shore Line but got a lot of great shots from the walkway itself of the river, the Mid Hudson Bridge, and the scenery around Poughkeepsie and Highland.
And oh yeah... a good amount of people were utilizing the bridge... some on bikes, some families, casual visitors, dogs being walked, etc. All looked like they were enjoying themselves, after being cooped up inside due to Nor'easters and really chilly weather for the past 3-4 days. The fall foliage was stunning in the area and I could think of no better viewing than from the bridge!
I read on the website that shuttle service is going to run from the train station to the bridge on weekends. Somewhere on there too I read a plan to build an elevator from the station up to the bridge.... looking at the elevation difference between the two, I can't imagine how much that'd cost.... better off building something near the NY 9G overpass. Regardless, a great job on the bridge - now I can imagine what those New Haven crews saw as they sailed above the Hudson on the massive structure!
My pics are posted here, along with a Hudson Line ride...
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