ABOVE: Many views of bridge over the Susquehanna River can be found on both the Perryville and Havre de Grace shores. This view of an eastbound mixed freight is from the Havre de Grace side. The present crossing dates from 1910, and replaced an earlier bridge made of wrought iron. The crossing of the Susquehanna remains the longest contin- uous bridge on the former B&O system. RIGHT: Train Q373 emerges from the short Boone Tunnel that straddles the Darby- Sharon Hill borough line. Chester Pike (Route 13) passes over the bore.
miles apart at times. Construction of this new line afforded the B&O access to Philadelphia, and trackage rights were negotiated with the connecting Read- ing for access to Jersey City and the New York area market. The B&O’s D.C.- New York (Jersey City) Royal Blue used this route until 1958, when all pas- senger service north of Baltimore ended. The Philadelphia Subdivision starts
just west of the 1921 Art Museum Tun- nel (connecting with the Trenton Sub- division) that burrows under the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Recent tree trimming has opened up late morn- ing and early afternoon views of the stone and concrete portal, accessed from the adjacent Schuylkill River Trail. Nearby is CP Vine (MP .2), which hosts a par of
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mast-mounted CPL’s. Over the last decade, Philadelphia has made strides to become pedestrian friendly, and many good views exist through Center City. The railroad follows the Schuylkill River and adjacent trail, which is crowd- ed with people on nice days. Several bridges cross the tracks with views of the skyline between Vine and CP
Gray (MP 1.5). A new pedestrian bridge to connect the trail with Spruce Street was underway in early 2012. The re- cently rebuilt South Street Bridge has wide sidewalks and low fences and offers a fantastic view of westbounds with the cityscape backdrop in late afternoons. The connection to Greenwich Yard along the Delaware River in South
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