Philadelphia - Conrail Pier 122 sign gone.

Sign on the end of pier 122 is gone. Rumor has it the ore cranes are next.
Russ

yup, the pier 122, 124 are being redeveloped pier 122 is becoming a terminal for growmark(fertilizer company). THey will be demolishing the ore cranes very soon

Very sad

Pretend I have no idea what or where Pier 122 is?

Philadelphia-Ships loaded with iron ore pellets would dock at the pier and one of the 4 independently operated unloaders would scoop the ore pellets out of the belly of the ships and load them into ore jennies for shipment. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1951.

...and at a cost of over $8 million dollars over a nearly 4 year period! I can't imagine what that translates into todays dollars! Quite an impressive place!

~Kris

Just wondering if this is Pier 122 that we're talking about, yes? Live Local view
Also figured it'd be nice to add this RR Picture Archive Link - did any of the posters in this thread have anything to do with that album (I didn't, but found it interesting).
Man, I knew ore docks often had steep grades, but that ore dock grade looks like old Tyco Trestle set steep...

Ray,
That's my RRPA album. The jig is up! The Conrail Historical Society was allowed by the Port Authority to remove the sign. It took 4 days of work to remove the sign as it's pretty big. It's 12' by 18'. The sign will be preserved by the CRHS and when we eventually find a permanent home, it will be put on display.
Russ

Man seems like yesterday, I took alot of ore trains out of there to Bethlehem,Pa as a conrail conductor.

As big as that sounds, it's actually even bigger than that, measuring in at an amazing 13x29'!!

~Kris

Anything else gonna be saved from the site?