To get a comprehensive layout plan I compiled and mapped all details I had on the CNJ Bronx Terminal track system, the primary structures including the freight house and the Third Avenue Bridge, their integration into the Harlem River waterway and the street system of the South Bronx. The image below shows the result. Things […]
The CNJ Bronx Terminal is located on the Bronx side of the Harlem River and bordered by Third Avenue, Southern Boulevard (today: Bruckner Boulevard) and Lincoln Avenue. The Central Railroad of New Jersey purchased the lot in 1905. The Bronx Terminal began to operate in 1907. It had no rail connection to the other freight terminals along
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If you live in an apartment or otherwise find your model railroad space limited, take heart brother, there is somewhere a prototype to meet your needs. This one can be modeled on a table top! Railroad Model Craftsman, February 1950 The idea to build a model railroad layout centered around the Harlem River evolved gradually.
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