A few weeks ago I entered the Erie Canal in the ealry morning. Due to no boat traffic and the sun lighting up the swing bridge I navigated to the left side of bridge [sunny side]. For years I have always wanted to know how old those rails are. As I passed the bridge I saw "something" on one rail sticking out. The sun really lit it up. I had to dig out the binoculars to get a look at it.
Got my wish. The stamp war Carnigie. But i had laugh becuase there was a hole drilled through the rail right where the 4th digit should be. All I could verify was 1 9 0. So, the rail was mfr'd sometime between 1900 and 1909.
This is an old picture. I did not try to take a picture of the stamp.
Got my wish. The stamp war Carnigie. But i had laugh becuase there was a hole drilled through the rail right where the 4th digit should be. All I could verify was 1 9 0. So, the rail was mfr'd sometime between 1900 and 1909.
This is an old picture. I did not try to take a picture of the stamp.