I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I had an interesting and funny surprise yesterday. I had to take my boat trailer in for a tire repair [annoying chronic leak] and while he repaired it, I rode my bike around the Tonawanda area where the I-190 and I-290 meet and where the RR bridge crosses overhead.
While riding on Grand Island Blvd, I crossed over the tracks that cross over the highway. Show's no evidence of wear and tear on the rails. Typical corrosion due to non-use. Then I ride on along the river for a few miles. As I came back, I looked twice at the track again and thought I saw a wye. So I got off my bike and hiked in. What I saw I totally unexpected. No wonder I haven't seen any traffic...Its been severed from the same track that feeds NOCO with tank cars. Gave me a good laugh. Maybe somebody else will have the date when it was disconnected. I have no idea. I'll try and post some sizable pics...
This pic is looking over the bridge at the I-190 merge. Lots of corrosion.
While riding on Grand Island Blvd, I crossed over the tracks that cross over the highway. Show's no evidence of wear and tear on the rails. Typical corrosion due to non-use. Then I ride on along the river for a few miles. As I came back, I looked twice at the track again and thought I saw a wye. So I got off my bike and hiked in. What I saw I totally unexpected. No wonder I haven't seen any traffic...Its been severed from the same track that feeds NOCO with tank cars. Gave me a good laugh. Maybe somebody else will have the date when it was disconnected. I have no idea. I'll try and post some sizable pics...
This pic is looking over the bridge at the I-190 merge. Lots of corrosion.
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Where it was severed. NOCO track after bike
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