by Jeff Smith
Unlike other forums, I like when old posts get resurrected here. There is so much information in the older threads...
I'd add another factor that may have played a role... the discontinuance of passenger service on the Put, and the removal of the tracks between Eastview and Mahopac. The Put was the NYC wide clearance route; with no passenger trains on the West Shore, the ROW there could be reduced to one track from two, and realigned to allow wider clearances. I imagine the reason they kept the West Shore active over the Put (when both lost passenger service about the same time) was the geography of the route, and the fact that east of the Hudson, they still had the Hudson and Harlem for freight, and shifting wide loads to WOH was easier given the remaining passenger service on those two lines.
I'm sure Mr. Weaver could add to this, if my reasoning is correct.
I'd add another factor that may have played a role... the discontinuance of passenger service on the Put, and the removal of the tracks between Eastview and Mahopac. The Put was the NYC wide clearance route; with no passenger trains on the West Shore, the ROW there could be reduced to one track from two, and realigned to allow wider clearances. I imagine the reason they kept the West Shore active over the Put (when both lost passenger service about the same time) was the geography of the route, and the fact that east of the Hudson, they still had the Hudson and Harlem for freight, and shifting wide loads to WOH was easier given the remaining passenger service on those two lines.
I'm sure Mr. Weaver could add to this, if my reasoning is correct.
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