updated on September  04  2005

PRR NORTHEAST CORRIDOR  CATENARY SUPPORT TYPES

"4 tracks wide and electrified "

STEEL TUBE SUPPORT CATENARY SPAN (STREET CAR POLES) THE FIRST CATENARY TYPE CIRCA 1905 30TH STREET STA TO PAOLI CLICK  TO SEE PROTOTYPE

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RIVOTED LATICE SUPPORT CATENARY SPAN BEYOND SIGANAL STRUCTURE (SINGLE FACED NO TAPERED) CIRCA 1920 LOCATION : 30TH STREET STA TO NORTH PHILA & SOUTH TO WILMINGTON DE

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lATICE CROSS SUPPORT CATENARY SPAN  CIRCA 1920 SIMULAR TO READING LOCATION : BELOW NORTH PHILA STATION AND BELOW ARSENAL TOWER SW PHILA NOT A SIGNAL BRIDGE BOX BEAM TYPE IN FOREGROUND

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"K" BRACED SUPPORT CATENARY SPAN (PORTAL DESIGN) CIRCA 1930 LOCATION : NORTH PHILA TO LONG ISLAND CITY WILMINGTON TO WASHINGTON UNION STA

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H BEAM CATENARY SPAN @ SHORE LEFT SIDE RIVOTED RIGHT SIDE FORMED LOCATION : NORTH PHILA TO LONG ISLAND CITY WILMINGTON TO WASHINGTON UNION STA NOTICE ALL THE POLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE NEW DUE TO THE WRECK OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

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FOUR TRACK CANTILIVER CATENARY STRUCTURE CIRCA 1930 LOCATION: CHESTER VALLEY YARD DOWNINGTON PA

STEEL TUBE SUPPORTS WITH RIVOTED LATTICE BOX OR T CROSSBEAM  CIRCA 1910 CATENARY EXTENSION TO CHESTNUT HILL WEST LOCATION : ZOO TO RIDGE AVE OVERPASS

PICTURE COMING SOON

MORE TO COME!! THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER TYPES

The background picture is a arial shot of Broadstreet Station & Suburban Station in Philadelphia  in the background is 30th street station .

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