Here is the upriver side, with sloping components to keep river ice from scouring out the piers. They’re not visible here, which means we are looking at the downriver side of the bridge, and the train is therefore headed east across the bridge. One clue as to which way the river is flowing (and therefore which direction the train is heading) is the icebreakers at the foot of each pier on the upriver side of the bridge. Carden Nice photo over Rockville but that would be a K4. I do believe that it too is heading to Harrisburg on the Rockville bridge. Ayers This photo by Baldwin is of PRR engine #6111.įound this in my files the other day along with the T-1 I put up. 61 were the 2 prototypes and the only ones to have the lower cladding with yellow painted lines near the wheels and the razor nose. Zack Childress How long did that engine stay in that paint scheme? And 6110? Official PRR photograph, do not know the year. Here we are, coming off the Rockville Bridge heading toward Harrisburg. The car in the river was full of rolls of newsprint. PennLive has additional photos in their description of this 1977 wreckĬars and engines from two Conrail freights lie twisted on the tracks after an early morning accident on the Rockville Bridge, Aug. Freight traffic for Williamsport left out of Harrisburg Yards. Keith Pomroy Note the absence of the connection from the bridge to Enola. Two of the four photos posted by Raymond Storey. Unknown photographer or Historical Society. The set up of Pennsylvania Railroad facilities and bridges on the West Shore between Enola and Marysville, Pa. Ronnie Cathcart Nice to see that SD40-2 behind the lead engine chipping in with some power.nice!!Ģ020 NS Calendar photo by: Doug Koontz, foreman, Harrisburg Terminal, PennsylvaniaĬharles Crawford The interior of the Rockville Viaduct is cement! Pictured: Train 13r crosses the Rockville Bridge and the Susquehanna River in Marysville, Pennsylvania.Īrt Kemberling The photo shows NS train crossing the Susquehanna river on the Rockville Bridge which happens to be the longest stone arch bridge in the world. But many landmarks remain, including some stations, masonry, old handrails, and bridges. The former PRR section from CP SHIP south has been modernized almost beyond recognition, with signals and sidings that Conrail never got around to installing, as part of the Crescent Corridor improvements. It has been featured in numerous articles and on video. Brot hers Wayne and Bill Reid, of Indiana, I believe, have immortalized the route with their N scale Cumberland Valley RR, depicted both the PRR and Reading lines. CSX still has rights into Harrisburg from Hagerstown, of a sort, but that is all that remains of the old Alphabet Route. It was also electrified in the 1930s and used as a way t o ferry light engine moves between Enola and Harrisburg as needed, and the way that passenger trains from Baltimore approached Harrisburg after coming north on the old Northern Central.ĭavid Andrew Wieting Lurgan Branch is kind of like NS' own RF&P - links North and South, using both PRR and Reading tracks, linked at Shippensburg. Train 35Q crosses the Lurgan Branch Bridge and the Susquehanna River.ĭavid Andrew Wieting Next to the Lurgan Branch bridge are the remains of the unfinished bridge begun in 1885 by the South Penn RR, and the PRR Cumberland Valley Bridge, which was once part of the route to Hagerstown. Matthew Sichel Longest stone arch railroad bridge in the world! Keith Pomroy The wye from Enola onto the bridge was only built in 1939. Or simply come up the east shore the whole way through the city of Harrisburg. traffic had to be dispatched out of the small Marysville Yard to the west of the bridge, and then back down across Rockville and then back up to Dauphin on the east shore. Originally, there was no southeastern wye track off of Rockville Bridge into Enola, so N.C. Keith Pomroy The Northern Central abandoned its own river bridge between Marysville and Dauphin and began using the Rockville bridge. And replacing it would be a monumental task.ĭan Cupper There were only three bridges: The bridge has seen an unbelievable amount of traffic in its lifetime. It's down to two tracks located pretty much in the middle. Kevin Morris That "new" bridge has seen better days, unfortunately. It may be soon a newer one will be necessary. Steve Fermier Every so often pieces of the "new" bridge fall off. Larry Stultz Richard Colby, new bridge was completed 1902 with the old bridge being removed shortly thereafter. Richard Colby What year would this have been taken? Taken from the Rockville side of the river looking over toward Marysville, Enola. The old Rockville bridge, near Harrisburg Pa., being dismantled now that the new bridge is in operation. The line of "green dots" is the piers for the previous wooden and iron bridges. The year of the photo and originator are on the picture. A little more history of the Rockville Bridge.
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