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Images of rail : Sunnyside Yard and Hell Gate Bridge / David D. Morrison ; foreword by Stephen F. Quigley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morrison, David D., 1945- author.
- Series:
- Images of rail.
- Images of rail
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Long Island Rail Road--Pictorial works.
- Long Island Rail Road.
- Railroad yards--New York (State)--Queens County.
- Railroad yards.
- Railroad bridges--New York (State)--New York--Design and construction.
- Railroad bridges.
- Railroad stations--New York (State)--Long Island--Pictorial works.
- Railroad stations.
- Sunnyside Yard (New York, N.Y. : Railroad yard)--Pictorial works.
- Sunnyside Yard (New York, N.Y. : Railroad yard).
- Hell Gate Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--Design and construction.
- Hell Gate Bridge (New York, N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- Sunnyside Yard was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of its massive New York Extension, the centerpiece of which was Pennsylvania Station in the heart of Manhattan. Opened in 1910, it is still the world's largest railroad passenger car storage yard. At the height of its operation in the 1930s, there were 79 tracks, with a capacity for 1,100 cars. Hell Gate Bridge was a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New Haven Railroad to construct a direct rail route for trains between New York City and the New England states. The main span is 1,017 feet between the towers, and it rises more than 300 feet from the East River to the top of the towers.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439658970
- 1439658978
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