01-20-2015, 03:43 PM
faraway Wrote:Mike Kieran Wrote:....The tracks aren't isolated at all.....I learned that when I read the referenced text in detail. But that raises the question why the barges are used at all if it could be done via rail. I know the next Hudson bridge was upstate in Poughkeepsie. But that is a minor detour for lumber from Montana etc. Looks like there was/is a lot of traffic local traffic between south NY and NJ.
Your map is great. It provides a great overview.
Reinhard it's actually not a minor detour at all, the carfloat cuts travel time down at least 2-3 days and theres no sharing of track with passenger trains.