I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure. I dare somebody to model it !!
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Labor was less expensive than today.
Nice structure indeed.
Andre.
Sort of reminds me of a giant Pennsylvania Station in Pittsburgh. I'll include a old post card photo and a recent one. I saw it 5 days a week when going to college in the mid '70s.
Interesting concept.
I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure. I dare somebody to model it !!
Was the book:
As far as I know the Highline was only used for freight. So, I doubt that they would have tied into it.
I read a book about the birth and construction of the original penn station in nyc. they went in detail about the trans Hudson tunnels, however , this was a design proposal that was put out there prior to deciding on tunnels. I believe it was to carry about 17 tracks and tie into the highline as well. note the scale of the structure and imagine the sheer size and weight of this masonry. it would have been one of the seven wonders for sure. I dare somebody to model it !!
Was the book:
indeed it was . its been a while since I heard the title. I read it a while back. great read, I recommend it for any rail fan
As far as I know the Highline was only used for freight. So, I doubt that they would have tied into it.
Seems likely that they'd tie the tracks into the high line if it was already going right past it, just in case. I'd also think that such a bridge could easily have changed the entire concept of the high line itself.
It would have been something!
Peter
Wow . If that Bridge was constructed then the LIRR west side yards the Javits center and the Post office on the west side would not exist today as well as most of Weehawken NJ and the Lincoln Tunnel as Helix. I experienced those areas almost daily for the past few years
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