@jay jay posted:Thanks for all the photos of your bridges! My wife and I recently streamed a series in which the protagonist lived in a house immediately next to, and almost under, the viaduct that approaches the bridge, in Astoria, Queens. (The bridge itself even appears in some shots.) I could not believe how TALL that viaduct is, and how it dominates the neighborhood. Also, its very noisy when a train passes, which seemed to be quite often. Very cool.
In any event, the bridge deserves to be elevated, and, the taller the better, IMHO!
I know well (and thoroughly enjoyed) the series you were watching, John. I wonder if anyone other than train buffs and neighborhood residents would get the symbolism of the house being so close to the **** Gate!!! A friend lives in Astoria and my brother and I occasionally drive down to visit. Parking is a nightmare, and on a couple of occasions we had to park a block or more away and we were under the viaduct. And, yes, it is quite loud - one night, when walking back to the car, I saw an Acela zipping toward the bridge. One of these days, I want to go down just to do some train watching. And, more toward the topic, I have a modern Lionel Hellgate which I haven’t installed on the layout yet, but when I do, it will be elevated, but will carry street traffic instead of trains.
