A Grandstand seat over the Rockville Bridge...revisited...

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I paid a return visit last Sunday to a Mountaintop overlook of the former PRR, now NS, Rockvile Bridge near Harrisburg. A pic from that day’s activities http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=187427

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I love that bridge and your pic.

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Thanks…I find the Harrisburg area, as well as the Altoona area of Pa quite enjoyable to railfan.

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Spectacular as always, David![bow]

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…Yes, the beautiful green of nature in full growth now and the consistent cut of cars on the train and exposure all seem to play well together. Generous amount of water flowing past too.

And of course it’s my home state too so naturally I appreciate it.

Wish we would see passenger trains still plying across that bridge…What, I believe the Pennsylvanian is the only one now…and it is stopped at Pittsburgh. Guess passengers must catch the Capitol limited to continue on to Chicago. Wonder how much time between them to catch one to the other.

Again, nice pic Dave…You sure must get your exercise climbing that mountain.

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Great pic.

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Thanks for the very impressive photo, Dave. I’ve visited PA many times and am always pleased by the scenery. Of course, we have some nice scenic vistas here in Mo also, but our rivers are brown.

The NS locomotives remind me that basic black is the best color for any locomotive.

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Thanks, Modelcar, and others for the comments…Actually, it did require a 20 minute hike back and forth from the car, but no actual mountainclimbing on foot…A road leads up the Mountain away from the River to the top of the Mountain, and a hike along a trail back toward the river along the Mountaintop leads to the spot.