RailPictures.Net Photo: NJ Transit EMD GP40 at Salisbury Mills, New York by Dennis A. Livesey

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» Moonda Viaduct
» Salisbury Mills, New York, USA (more..)
» February 20, 2016

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Moodna Viaduct is an iron railroad trestle in Cornwall, New York, near the village of Salisbury Mills which spans Moodna Creek and its valley north of Schunemunk Mountain. Construction began in 1904 and the viaduct was opened in January 1909. The Viaduct was built as part of the Erie Railroad’s Graham line freight by-pass. It was named after the railroad’s chief engineer John Graham who tragically died a month after the line opened. The trestle spans the valley for 3,200 feet (975 m) and is 193 feet (59 m) high at its highest point, making it the highest and longest railroad trestle east of the Mississippi River. The open design of the trestle was used to reduce wind resistance and that is a major reason the trestle is still in use today.

Today the Viaduct carries Metro-North's Port Jervis commuter line and Norfolk Southern freight trains and the Metro-North Salisbury Mills-Cornwall station sits at the north end of the viaduct. The Viaduct is a tourist attraction for the small town of Salisbury Mills for it creates a spectacular landscape and is particularly popular during the fall foliage season. Trivia: The Moodna Viaduct appears as a prominent feature in the 2007 film Michael Clayton.

Seen here is the on-time Salisbury Mills Saturday 5:32 AM train heading south to Hoboken New Jersey in the night’s gloom.

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