[quote name='AndyC3J' date='03 October 2009 - 10:30 PM' timestamp='1254622257' post='340708']
Warwick, NY has a rail line that runs right through the center of the village. That's one of the key reasons why they built a third station on the south side of the tracks.....it's not uncommon for the whole village to be cut in half by a passing freight, and the south side would have no access (or fire protection) for a time until the train passed.
Agree with the others.....that looks very odd to have the track run right across the apron of the firehouse like that. Definitely not something you see every day (unless you live there, of course!)
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Oneida NY used to have two stations, when the city was bisected by the New York Central RR 4 track mainline. A tragedy happened one night in Sept. 1963 when their open cab 1955 Ward LaFrance collided with a passing freight. Both firemen on the truck were killed.
Warwick, NY has a rail line that runs right through the center of the village. That's one of the key reasons why they built a third station on the south side of the tracks.....it's not uncommon for the whole village to be cut in half by a passing freight, and the south side would have no access (or fire protection) for a time until the train passed.
Agree with the others.....that looks very odd to have the track run right across the apron of the firehouse like that. Definitely not something you see every day (unless you live there, of course!)
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Oneida NY used to have two stations, when the city was bisected by the New York Central RR 4 track mainline. A tragedy happened one night in Sept. 1963 when their open cab 1955 Ward LaFrance collided with a passing freight. Both firemen on the truck were killed.
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