Reply to "Freight trains under New York City?"

Borden TunnelOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by Mike W.:

The Hudson River Bridge in Poughkeepsie IMO was an important link...I guess at the time it wasn't feasible to have the bridge rebuilt with insurance money for rail traffic?

The Poughkeepsie bridge was x-New Haven, as was Maybrook yard. Once the Penn Central took over the NH in 1968, they quickly began diverting traffic to bypass the Lehigh & Hudson River, among others. When the bridge burned 5/8/1974, it was already obsolete, badly maintained, and down to 1 through train each way a day.
Insurance money was never mentioned as a factor in its rebuilding, why would a bankrupt RR like PC even insure this bridge?
This story is admirably related in the classic 1st issue of RAILFAN magazine "Except that the Poughkeepsie Bridge is Burning, everything is fine" (Winter 1974 issue)

5/11/155:40 PM

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