Re: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell

[andrisd_@_aol.com]

Steve, the bridge is over the gorge at Letchworth State Park. Pretty 
impressive sight. You may find images in google.
I remember watching some family members who were taking pictures from 
the bridge, not recommended or legal, break
their necks running as a train approached from the east/south.   I'm 
sure there are stories from the cab on the subject.


Have a good one  Andy Cole

- -----Original Message-----
From: STEVEZ10_@_aol.com
To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 9:48 am
Subject: Re: (erielack) Portage Bridge near Hornell




In a message dated 8/15/2008 9:42:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
donaldliotta_@_gmail.com writes:

I was just reading the August Railpace and there's a blurb in the 
middle of
page 47 claiming that a bridge on the north of Hornell on the old Erie 
line
to Buffalo, referred to as the Portage Bridge, is in bad shape and the
viability of the NS line from Binghamton to Buffalo is in jeopardy.

Does anyone else know the story behind this? I doubt the line is in
"jeopardy". I would think the state of New York and NS would work 
together
to get it fixed; the state is the main reason the line survives to this 
day.

Does anyone have a picture and/or stats on this Portage Bridge?




Didn't NS just run a OCS/Business train with those ABBA F units over 
that
Bridge?? I would think this bridge would carry additional trains for 
the new
"Patriot Corridor" that NS proposes. Perhaps NS is looking at 
rebuilding the
bridge.?



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