From 1980 and 1983 in Port Jervis, NY are these RDCs. You can still read "New York Central" on the carside! To the left are the remains of the Erie's engine terminal, roundhouse, coaling facility and turntable. Port Jervis was an Erie division point.
This is the Erie's Port Jervis, NY depot, built in 1892 and seen in February 1983. It's since been renovated, but doesn't serve as Metro North's passenger station.
Nice picture Russell. Funny that this is just across town from me and I've never stopped to take a picture of it.
Wow, that's what I like to see -- an authentic restoration, retaining every element of a classic SOU depot design and with proper colors too. Yep, nice photo Russell!
Well, sort of. I believe the track in the background is still used by the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth to connect to the NS. The NS main line, was behind me when I took the photo. I turned around 180° to take this shot.
The tracks seen in the depot photo seem to be an excursion loop at the museum. The place was closed when I was there so took photos through the fence. The depot is in the lower right corner here.
It is a thrill to see old railroad buildings restored to what they would have looked like new since none of us got to see them that way. In the late nineteen nineties, the Original Chicago Great Western Depot in Rochester, MN was restored to its original form with a red tile roof and cream colored siding with oak doors and frames. Over the years, it had been modified to look, oddly enough, more like an "old time" station as it served the bus lines after passenger trains were discontinued. They relocated it right near the original site, just on the other side of the track. It has served as various restaurants since its restoration. I have some pictures of it during restoration but not here. I will post some when I get them. Doug
Trenton bound, a Metroliner blasts through Princeton Jct, NJ on the former PRR main in July 1978. The complexity of catenary never ceases to amaze my eyes. Hidden behind the Metroliner is NASSAU Tower, built in 1944 and controlling a five track crossover and entrance to the Princeton branch, as well has a substation. Amtrak since closed the tower, but I think it still stands.
I'll need to search up a web site. I hope they have one. Am certainly not familiar with this operation.
That catenary plant has been there for many, many years, right? It looks like very early twentieth century construction. Doug
This portion of the PRR was electrified in the early 1930s. The PRR chose to follow the NYNH&H's lead with its use of 11 kV 25 Hz technology and began electrification in 1915 covering its mainline from Philadelphia west to Paoli.
Pennsy's electrification ends are New York City, Washington, and Harrisburg. Electrification in New York runs under the East River to Sunnyside Yard in the Queens, also across Hell Gate Bridge to Pelham Junction where it meets the Metro-North, ex-New Haven catenary. Electrification in Washington ran across the Potomac River next to the 14th Street Bridge to RF&P's Pot (Potomac) Yard in Alexandria, VA. That wire was pulled south of Union Station when Pot Yard was decommissioned, rails pulled, both humps leveled, and land sold during the Conrail era. I don't know where electrification ends in Harrisburg.
It ends west end of the station, perhaps 1/4 mile under the bridge beyond Harris Tower as seen here. [Slide from 04/03/1989]. The PRR once studied extension of its electrified lines west to Pittsburgh, but nixed the project.
