1902 Rockville Bridge and Remnants of 1877 Bridge, Marysville, PA

Trains Magazine General Discussion
1

With hot temperatures and hazy
skies prevailing in Central PA,
I managed to catch the eastbound
NS 24W at Rockville Bridge this morning.

With the current 1902 PRR-era bridge on a SW/NE
axis, these days close to summer solstice
give you great light on the piers of the 1877
bridge.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=147978

Dave

2

That’s a great action pic Dave…and as you say, the old piers are lit to make them stand out and remind us of their former importance.

3

Anytime a pix makes me feel like I’m there, it’s a great pix. Thanks, Dave!

4

Great photo!

But wish I had one just like it when the caternary was up and the frieght had E-44’s or GG-1’s on the head end!

5

Never was any catenary on the Rockville bridge.

6

Awesome shot, Dave.

7

Nice. You hit the nail on the head again with perfect lighting.

8

Thanks for the comments, guys.
I’m delighted that you like the picture
of the seldom photographed northeast
side of the bridge.

Dave

9

rdganthracite…Yes, I wondered about that statement of catenary on Rockville Bridge…Didn’t catenary start at Harrisburg and points east…I remember decades ago riding from Johnstown to NYC Penn Station…we changed engines {probably from K-4}, to GG1at Harrisburg. And what a difference that made…!

10

Very cool picture and bridge!

11

There was catenary west of Harrisburg to get to Enola Yard where motors were serviced but they crossed the Susquehana below the Rockville Bridge.