Another view
of the mainline track within the CHRR yard.
Two freight
cars full of lumber are parked in the yard. Rails and ties are stacked
next to the car.
Two more Cross
Harbor Railroad diesels are parked in the yard. These diesels were
not idling at the time of the tour.
A view of the
lumber cars and the locomotive, as we look north in the yard. You
may just be barely able to see it, but way in the background, in between
the two white warehouse buildings, is a building with a dome on top.
That building is the old Williamsburg Savings Bank building, located in
downtown Brooklyn. This building is still one of the tallest buildings
in Brooklyn, and is famous for its dominance of the Brooklyn skyline.
The CHRR yard is a good six or seven miles away from downtown Brooklyn,
yet even from our vantage point, we can see the building from our location.
Heading south
again in the yard, we see that there are a several layup tracks for freight
car storage. The crane in the background is putting scrap metal in
to the hopper car.
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