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Re: (erielack) Boonton Line Bridge - US 202, Towaco (2)
Ed,
Normally the RR would engage the local communites, the County or the State
(depending upon whether it was a local, County or State route) to repair a
span...
Nowadays, when a RR-owned structrure needs to be replaced, the RR will go to
the appropriate governmental agency to make a deal for the RR to rebuild the
new bridge if the local agency will take over maintenance responibility,
since the RR's are not in the business of maintaining road bridges.
As an example, here in Ohio, CSX has two (2) bridges east of Ravenna over
the old-B&O mainline that CSX is clearing for double-stack traffic (aka
CSX's National Gateway iniative). These two spans are old iron/wood
truss/wood plank bridges in terrible condition. CSX plans to remove and
rebuild those two spans at their cost, with Portage County agreeing to take
over maintanence responsiblity upon completion. I'm sure this kind of
arrangement has happened on other portions of the line, and does happen here
in Ohio...
Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Montgomery" <etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com>
To: <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>; "EL Mail List" <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Boonton Line Bridge - US 202, Towaco
>
> Here's a question about bridges over tracks,
>
> DL&W, then EL owned the Route 202 bridge. They maintained it. Did they
> have to get permission from Morris County or New Jersey to take it out?
> There was also a continuing battle going on over the bridge at Great
> Notch.
> For years it had a wood plank floor, and EL did not want to replace it. I
> think they finally had to or at least replace the floor and increase the
> weight limits. Either the county or the state forced that move.
>
> One last thought. Who assumes responsibility for these bridges when a
> line
> is abandoned. For instance, who maintained all the bridges on the Cut-off
> when CR pulled up the tracks?
>
> Ed Montgomery
>
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