Robert Stolarik for The New York Times Members of the New York Fired Department fighting a fire under a railroad bridge on 132nd Street in Manhattan. The bridge, which services Metro-North trains, stopped service in both directions.
Updated, 4:45 p.m. | Regular Metro-North service has been restored on all three lines, after a fire that shut down some service earlier today was brought under control, officials said.Normal afternoon rush-hour service is expected this evening on all three lines, Hudson, Harlem and New Haven. Regular Train to the Game service to Yankee Stadium also is operating.
The fire broke out at 11:38 a.m. underneath the Park Avenue Lift Bridge, also known as the 138th Street Bridge, which is owned by Metro-North and which carries all three lines between Manhattan and the Bronx. There were no injuries, a spokeswoman said. The fire was brought under control at 1:35 p.m.
Early reports suggested that the fire might have resulted from a blown transformer at the base of the bridge, but officials said they could not yet state the cause.
The blaze occurred on wooden pilings that surround the bridge’s steel footings at the waterline. The pilings are intended to protect the footings from inclement weather or runaway water vessels, like the barges that occasionally float beneath the bridge.
The bridge, built of steel and reinforced concrete, was constructed in the mid-1950s by the New York Central Railroad, and was intended to also serve trains from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It was the third railroad bridge to be built on the site, which has been used to bring trains in and out of Manhattan since the Civil War era.
The bridge’s center span can be elevated to allow taller ships to pass beneath, but officials said that the span is rarely raised.
Source :: nytimes.com
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times Members of the New York Fired Department fighting a fire under a railroad bridge on 132nd Street in Manhattan. The bridge, which services Metro-North trains, stopped service in both directions.
Updated, 4:45 p.m. | Regular Metro-North service has been restored on all three lines, after a fire that shut down some service earlier today was brought under control, officials said.Normal afternoon rush-hour service is expected this evening on all three lines, Hudson, Harlem and New Haven. Regular Train to the Game service to Yankee Stadium also is operating.
The fire broke out at 11:38 a.m. underneath the Park Avenue Lift Bridge, also known as the 138th Street Bridge, which is owned by Metro-North and which carries all three lines between Manhattan and the Bronx. There were no injuries, a spokeswoman said. The fire was brought under control at 1:35 p.m.
Early reports suggested that the fire might have resulted from a blown transformer at the base of the bridge, but officials said they could not yet state the cause.
The blaze occurred on wooden pilings that surround the bridge’s steel footings at the waterline. The pilings are intended to protect the footings from inclement weather or runaway water vessels, like the barges that occasionally float beneath the bridge.
The bridge, built of steel and reinforced concrete, was constructed in the mid-1950s by the New York Central Railroad, and was intended to also serve trains from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It was the third railroad bridge to be built on the site, which has been used to bring trains in and out of Manhattan since the Civil War era.
The bridge’s center span can be elevated to allow taller ships to pass beneath, but officials said that the span is rarely raised.
Source :: nytimes.com
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