Guess Where NYC: Train Video

When we first glanced at this video clip this morning, we thought it might have been taken from the F-line near Smith & 9th Street-- but when we looked closer, we realized that we were waaaay off. Can any of you train nerds make the identification quicker than we did? It took us 15 seconds into the video before we were absolutely sure. First one to buzz in with the correct answer wins our hearty praise!

Somewhat but not-really related: Forgotten-NY has a great photoessay on the first 28 subway stations in New York. City Hall and Astor Place are probably the most beautiful, with their amazing mosaics and terra-cotta details, but all the stations are great.

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By Jake Dobkin in News on January 3, 2006 12:10 PM

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Joe

The plaque on the bridge actually names it the "New York Connecting Railroad East River Arch Bridge", if you want to get technical.

Kevin Walsh

New York Connecting Railroad eh...

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/connectingrailroad/connectingrailroad.html

Toby

If you want to be historically accurate it is the New York Connecting Railroad's Hell Gate Bridge.

mfs

Amtrak hells gate bridge

Tim N.

Hell Gate. Amtrak. That's the Triboro running alongside.

Kevin Walsh

>>>Somewhat but not-really related: Forgotten-NY has a great photoessay on the first 28 subway stations in New York.

Including two non-street art photos by Jake...

www.forgotten-ny.com

Control

Just from the still shot I can tell it's Hell Gate. Been up there too many times... the factory is one of the old eagle electric plants that is now being made into apartments.