Whitford Flyover Image 1977 (Just Posted)

Thanks for the picture, Kim. I did not appreciate the GG1s when they were around, and I enjoy seeing pictures of them now. What kind of terrain is this bridge crossing out of camera range?

The Philadelphia-Harrisburg main line:

http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=182183

You can get a great satellite image of the bridge at "Google Earth" (it's free). Just type in the lat/lon:

40.014698, -75.638386

Kim

It still amazes me how much the cutoff has been degraded. I guess we should be glad its still around at all.

Yes we should. I haven't been there (to the flyover) in over 25 years.

Here is the classic William H. Rau (taken in 1904) photograph of the bridge:

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/art ... tobj=71477

I tried downloading Google Earth, and a message says that my operating system (ME) won't support it. Your 1977 photo shows a lot more open space than I would expect, given that the 1904 photo shows tracks running underneath the full length of the bridge.

Which side of the bridge was your '77 shot taken, using the 1904 photo as a reference point?

Thanks for the other photos!