Talk:Rockville Bridge

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Length[edit]

The National Register form (see references) lists the length as 3820 feet (which was a correction from 3280). I'm not sure which ref. the 3830 foot length in the present Article came from, so did not change.--J Clear 21:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The two external links that mention the length agreed with the National Register forms length, so I adjusted the article.--J Clear 21:56, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Configuration[edit]

In the late 1990s an intermodal container was blown off an intermodal freight train and landed in the river prompting Norfolk Southern to reconfigure the track layout, terminating the wye track to Enola at the west end of the bridge

Is this correct? Looking at Google Earth, and from memory when crossing the bridge by train, the wye tracks still exist at both ends of the bridge.

Jhlister (talk) 16:08, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Style and Grammar[edit]

I deleted the word "still" from the opening sentence, which now reads: "The Rockville Bridge, at the time of its completion in 1902, was, and remains, the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct in the world." Comment: The phrase "still remains" is the classic example of a redundancy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.73.113.130 (talk) 02:28, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect information in box[edit]

The Amtrak Keystone Corridor does NOT run over the Rockville Bridge. It is only the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. Unfortunately, I can't find a suitable source (other than my knowledge of the area) so I can't in good faith change it.. Anyone that could find a track chart of the Keystone Corridor could source it however..

Justie1220 (talk) 06:18, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an Amtrak map that shows the route of the Pennsylvanian crossing the bridge (click on the map to see the larger interactive version). There's also a WP Keystone Corridor page that refers to the tracks between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, which is distinct from the Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains which use at least part of the route. It's all very confusing, so I changed "Keystone Corridor" to "Pennsylvanian". Dlthewave (talk) 22:40, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]