Northbound train crossing the Susquehanna River, 2014.
Color digital image showing a northbound, eastern long-distance train crossing the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in Maryland; image dates to August 2014.
- Digital Image Details
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- Date Archived:
- December 19, 2014
- Geography:
- Northeast
- Decade:
- 2010s
- Data Format:
- Image
- Date Created:
- August 13, 2014
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In this image, ACS-64 electric locomotive No. 603 pulls an eastern long-distance train across the Susquehanna River Rail Bridge between Perryville and Havre de Grace, Md. Just south of the bridge, the Susquehanna River empties into the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay. In the background to the right is one of the arches of the bridge that carries Route 40 over the waterway.
The multi-span truss rail bridge, which measures approximately 4,200 feet long, was constructed in 1906 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and replaced an earlier structure from the 1860s. Catenary poles and wire were added in the 1930s while the PRR electrified the corridor for faster and more efficient service. As of late 2014, the bridge was used by Amtrak, the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) rail and Norfolk Southern Railway.
Due to its history and importance to the Northeast rail system, the bridge was featured on the official 1980 Amtrak wall calendar in a watercolor by Gil Reid.
Photographer: Chuck Gomez for Amtrak. From the Amtrak Corporate Collection.
