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Published: 2009-03-27 23:41:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 1991; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 39
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This bridge on the old Santa Fe TransCon over the Chicago Ship & Sanitary Canal was built in 1898. I photographed the El Capitan crossing this same bridge in 1965. I thought it was old then!It was originally built as a swing bridge but it is now firmly rusted in place. I didn't notice before but I see now that the curved gussets between the uprights and the span across the rails have been cut out and replaced with smaller triangular bracing. Presumably to clear doublestacks.
Sorry Robert , no 6600's today!
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Selected as the #darailyard feature of the week by ~jdawg9806 .
Congrats, come to the chat to check it out!
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Damn Chris, great depth on this one. That has to be an ex-ATSF unit on the point.
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The bridge itself no longer opens, and along with the old Pennsy line near Brighton Park, defines the minimum vertical clearance for this part of the canal. I never noticed the replaced corner gussets; thanks for pointing that out! It really is an interesting bridge; I have a few shots of my own, if you're interested.
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Always interested Josh!
It was kind of obvious that the bridge doesn't open... considering the continuous welded rail.... I took a couple of shots of the rollers that this bridge used to swing on. I will go back. A lot of history here.
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I actually found a little dirt road that goes beneath the bridge, leading to some small industries on the canal bank. Got some interesting shots standing at the bottom of it...always loved bridges, probably from having grown up near all these rivers.
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It is. Look at the rail alignment on the track to the left where it enters the bridge. The roadbed is saturated with mud right there with a serious dip and slight tilt outwards!
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Who's in charge of railroad bridge safety in that neck of the woods? Somebody is NOT doing his/her job!
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I was looking for a good angle to show the poor rail alignment. Didn't get it... but to think the TransCon has sunk to this level is quite dismaying.
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Hey, it's a great shot anyway! The 6600s are rare, too. Only a handful have been delivered so far.
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Thanks for reminding me of the Transcon. This spot is 1 hour away from the house and I haven't been here in 41 years. Unfortunately in 2 hours there were 2 westbounds... one I missed... and no eastbounds.
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No problem, Chris! Too bad on the limited number of trains, though.
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