The hidden trestles of New Brighton and Rochester PA

[Floyd]

I rode my mountain bike to work today. On the way home I took the old train path that connects New Brighton with Rochester. Its a short off road trail, but its got some neat stuff hidden from the public eye. Heres were I start.

first little bridge

then a little ways up, the the bigger trestle, and a view of my trusty Nishiki
Manitoba

Several pics. This sucker has been burned several times

a nice stone wall on the far side

great view

Coming up on another trestle

this one is a massive chunk of steel

Hard to imagine a train going through this turn

Coming up on Rochesters massive hidden trestle

Long way down!

Headin out between some old mills. Hardball for the next 6 or seven miles! Hope youns enjoy the pics!

 

[No cars on mars]

Time to find some stray 2x8's and re plank those trestles.

 

[aka_locojoe]

That's cool and needs to be preserved. Are there any plans for it?

 

[hotfoot]

Gosh I miss exploring stuff like that. It's such a great feeling to run across something like that. Last summer I used to take my old '58 Columbia Newsboy Special (not the best for the job, but it's fun and never let me down) everywhere out in the woods looking for old stuff. We've got tons of old abandoned railroad lines down south in Olympia. Nothing nearly as big as that last trestle though! And that cut looks particularly cool, I can't see a train fitting through it either.