Re: (rshsdepot) Re: "450-Ton Locomotive at the Waldorf-Astoria"

["JIMBEAR" <ribear_@_cox.net>]

Joe, FYI, I was looking thru a couple of my reference books here and I
found a very good diagram of the GCT lower level that clearly shows the
trucking subway and elevators that you mention on your webpage. The
diagram is on pages 214 and 215 of  "The American Heritage History Of
Railroads In America". I'm not good at reading architectural drawings, but
it appears that the tracks of the upper level are indicated in outline. It does
show a small elevator that would come up to the sidewalk on the 49th St.
side of the block and 3 larger freight elevators in the center of the block
between 49th and 50th. I don't have a flatbed scanner, so I can't scan it for
you, but the book should be relatively easy to find.

Jim.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Brennan" <brennan_@_columbia.edu>
To: "Paul S. Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>; "RSHSDepot" <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:31 PM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Re: "450-Ton Locomotive at the Waldorf-Astoria"


> No, they would have entered through the door at 101-121 E 49 St.  Photo
> at the bottom of http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/gct61.html
>
> I looked at the Times index for that story and missed it.  Middleton's
> book mentions this event.
>
> Joe


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