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Middle of Rupert Railroad Bridge

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The Catawissa railroad was only 63 miles in length, for a distance of 30 miles it traveled one of the wildest mountain wildernesses in the country. It had three tunnels plus seven bridges and trestles.

You can see the older piers facing upriver.

It was the bridges which brought the greatest fame and were long talked about by those who saw them or made the trip across them in the days of early passenger service.
The Bridge before was 9 spans, Burr truss, each 155 feet-total length 1395 feet in 1864
The other day I walked this bridge and photographed underneath it and the piers.
I didn't see anything unusual, except I froze my butt!

Rupert Side

Since March 31 1997

UPDATE 

01/14/98    Just put a deposit on bridge
01/28/98    Just brought the bridge & property, Plans are below
03/19/98    Just brought Shuman RR Tunnel and 4.3 miles can be seen at
http://trackman.com/tunnel

The history of these bridges at: http://CABOOSENUT.COM
Walter Gosciminski
Catawissa Historical Train Station

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