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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hudson in the street |
Looks like Syracuse, NY, before the street trackage was eliminated, probably late 1920s or early 1930s. Pretty sharp for a photo that old.http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?m ... yc5209.jpg |
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| Author: | Joshua K. Blay [ Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hudson in the street |
Syracuse indeed! DL&W also ran in the streets of Syracuse. After talks of a Union Station and other plans, NYC elevated first. This became right of way for highway 690. The station was just restored for a TV company with a wonderful mural of a streamline hudson for people zipping by to look at. On the other side of the highway are the REA buildings and a platform with lifesize figures waiting for a train that will never come. Some of the original street trackage remains if you know where to look.The DL&W elevation survives, serving NYS&W. The station remains, but for non-railroad purpose. NYS&W/OnTrack built a new station right next to it.Joshua |
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| Author: | rev66vette [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hudson in the street |
The Central New York chapter of the NRHS issued a paper-back book in 1970 titled "Railroads in the Streets of Syracuse" that had many unusual photos of various locomotives ( including a streamlined Mercury) traversing the downtown streets. The book was re-issued in 1979 with additional photos and facts. I picked mine up at their table at the 1979 NRHS convention in Syracuse, and highly recommend it for anyone interested in this topic. |
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| Author: | Joshua K. Blay [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hudson in the street |
The convention was 1998 actually. |
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| Author: | rev66vette [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hudson in the street |
You are correct sir, it was 1998, and I apologize for the cerebral flatuation I experienced when entering that text!! |
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