REAR VIEW FOOTAGE - Oaks Tower to East River Tunnels

[@troy19540]

A beautiful film solved the 52 year mystery of the Hell Gate Bridge. I grew up in Northern Queens looking at the "connecting railroad" from afar. Now, I am a Californian. One day I'll take that trip.

[@timosha21]

Chuga choo choo I'm a train and I approve this video!🚅

[@masrod94]

Thanks! haha

[@ACLTony]

Wonderful seeing this! I grew up in the Bronx and during the late 60s, lived in an apartment next to the Bruckner Expwy, across the street from this mainline. As a kid looking through my parents bedroom window, I always stared at the tracks looking for trains.

[@ACLTony]

This vid stirs up powerful memories for me. As a kid during the 1960s, I lived in a 4 story apt. building next to the Bruckner Exressway (seen at the beginning of this clip) and had a good view of this rail line. GG1s, FL9s, and NH EF-4s cruised by regularly through here then. Fun times. Phantom54, you are correct about the rail route.

[@amtrakatsfnyc]

You captured the real essence of the Northeast Corridor. Memories of the New Haven RR still do abound. Thank you for the posting. Good job!!!

[@ERA3733]

The third rail you see - the white one - is the750 VDC power rail for the Long Island Railroad trains.

[@masrod94]

There are 4 tunnels that run underneath the East River for Commuter and Intercity Railroads. The tunnels are single track tubes. 2 Westbound Tubes, and 2 Eastbound tunnels.

[@masrod94]

@HallowHand Yeah I've been recording out the back window of trains for 3 years now. I usually am to record with out a problem but then again there are the conductors who say "It's not safe". But I am able to reason with some of them though.

[@masrod94]

There is no railroad bridge that crosses the Hudson River in New York City. The Hellgate Bridge is owned by Amtrak, and is used by Amtrak, CSX, NY&A, Norfolk Southern, and CP Railroads. The Bridge connects Northwest Queens to Randals Island, and then to the Bronx. Amtrak uses the bridge for its Northeast Corridor Line from the East River Tunnels to Boston via the MRCR New Haven Line. Freight railroad uses it from points north to the Bay Ridge Branch to the NYCHRR. The lines diconect at Astoria.

[@PinePowerLI]

My LIRR train into NYC it seems never uses that tunnel but the one that ducks under first.

[@cehayes74]

PinePowerLI All LIRR trains use Line 4 (The tunnel you mentioned) heading into Penn Station while Amtrak/NJ Transit Trains use Line 2 unless something happens !!!

[@cc92103]

I took Amtrak from Boston to NYC years ago. I had NO idea I was passing thru Queens. I figured it was using a bridge from the Bronx right to Manhattan. The things you learn (and I'm originally from NYC)!

[@travelsonic]

0: 11 - 0:43: You can see, on the left, catenary towers, overgrown ROW from the old New Haven railroad that was used by the New York, Westchester, and Boston railway. Surprised that, even though it wasn't owned by the NYW&B but leased from the New Havin, no book / website on the NYW&B mention this site at all in areas that remain today.

[@nhlives]

both railroad and area, you video starts about shortly after the area called Hunts Point. I mean yes, its all close together - as urban neighborhoods usually are, but Hunt's Point isn't actually in this video at all. And yes I was naming towers as well. This video begins more or less at the site of the former "Port Morris" station. Hunt's Point was TWO stations east of here.

[@00crashtest]

@malikthr1 Actually the train was going fast. If you noticed, it was going faster than the freeway next to it. It was going 90mph.

[@the1thatgotirwin]

oh wow there was 4 trains waiting to use that tunnel

[@masrod94]

@InvasorEspacial007 Yea, It was a AEM7AC pulling our train. Ever since I was a kid I was amazed at how they curved the catenary. Every time I took the train (LIRR) to Penn I would always stare at those curved wire for as long as I could! I think they put them up to reduce the tension of fast trains.(?)

[@kj762aa]

Amazing Video, but correct me if I am wrong but isn't the Hellgate bridge on the NJT side??? I probably am wrong being a chicagoin and all, anyway, nice video, I gave it the five stars it deserved.

[@cehayes74]

kj762aa Hellgate Bridge is on the NY side heading toward Connecticut & Nice 👍🏽 to meet a fellow Chicagoan as well !!!

[@rangers1030]

GREAT VID DUDE...I ENJOYED IT

[@masrod94]

@PinePowerLI The Port Washington Branch line mainly uses the first tunnel.

[@masrod94]

Yes you may be correct but isn't that area Hunts Point? Aren't you talking about the railroad towers? Correct me if I'm wrong but thanks!

[@nhlives]

@travelsonic Bob's first book was the 'soft cover picture book': "Westchester County's million dollar a mile railroad" In the last few years Bob has authored: "The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway, 1906-1946" AND "Forgotten Railroads Through Westchester County" BOTH of these recent volumes contain significant NYW&B content., and you should pick them up.

[@Myra1959]

What a joyful ride. I felt like I was riding that train. I know that the train was heading towards Penn Station in Manhattan because I recognize IDCNY building in Long Island City. But where is Oak Towers located at. What town?

[@malikrthr1]

That was fast. It looked like the train was going somewhere around 50-60mph. If there was a subway train doing this, it would have probably taken 3 or 4 times as long.

[@travelsonic]

If you mean Bob Bang's on the NYW&B then I have and read that, and I meant that it seems like the section from 180th street to Harlem River terminus has been neglected in terms of documenting the remains... if you are talking about books later than that then I would need to get my hands on said work(s).

[@AWSmith1955]

Nice views of railroad infrastructure. Also noticed the flat wheel that your coach had got louder over the concrete ties and smoothed out over the wooden ties. A little trivia. The lattice catenary towers at the beginning of the video near hunts point. Alfred Carlton Gilbert, who invented the "erector set" construction toy modeled his lattice stamped girders after the catenary lattice towers that he saw on his ride home and to work every day on the train. Google "Alfred Carlton Gilbert"

[@ziggypwner]

I notice through a lot of New York tracks there are three rails in one track. The only other place I've seen that is Switzerland, and that's so there can be narrow gauge and standard gauge on the same track. Is this the case here?

[@arithebomb]

If you can't wait a long time for the tunnel entrance, skip to 8:55 .

[@foudurail]

Very nice vidéo!

[@ERA3733]

The distance between Shell and Harold is 15.2 Miles.

[@sexmachine4548]

That's from Bronx nyc to queens nyc.

[@nhlives]

This video is great, but it does not start at Hunts Point, it starts at OAK TOWER which is about 2 miles WEST of Hunts Point, OAK is the WEST end of Oak Point Yard, the east end of which was MARKET tower.

[@masrod94]

Even though there is no Narrow gauge rail in NY, I'm not really sure what those other rails are...

[@masrod94]

@trains74 Thanks!

[@masrod94]

@dOldManDownDaLane Thanks!

[@arithebomb]

Go to 8:55 if you want to see the tunnel entrance.

[@ziggypwner]

It's research time! But who or what would know why. The rails aren't consistent with ones that aid trains to stay on the tracks on bridges.

[@Railfan108]

thats going eat correct?

[@masrod94]

@amtrakatsfnyc Thanks!

[@kj762aa]

How many Tunnels are there

[@cehayes74]

6 Altogether, Two under the Hudson River & Four under the East River !!!

[@nhlives]

um you should check out the two books by Bob Bang released in the last 5 years.

[@CaseysTrains]

I can use this for my New Haven Railroad line on Trainz

[@masrod94]

Thanks!

[@masrod94]

@phantomlord54 Yes yo do.

[@bdtower]

Great Video run it in reverse for a cab ride don't you know....:o)

[@kj762aa]

I get it now. lol

[@BDOUG23]

Loved the video.....Check mine out from CT on the Northeast corridor. Not as good as this but....

[@ACLTony]

This vid stirs up powerful memories for me. As a kid during the 1960s, I lived in a 4 story apt. building next to the Bruckner Exressway (seen at the beginning of this clip) and had a good view of this rail line. GG1s, FL9s, and NH EF-4s cruised by regularly through here then. Fun times. Phantom54, you are correct about the rail route.