New Signals
This stretch of railroad has undergone many changes over the years, as routes are realligned according to traffic density. This new cantlever signal bracket replaces one that was no longer in the proper location, and was too short for overhead clearance. In the background is the Henry Street bridge, now known as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge, and leads to his statue and memorial plaza. When I first came to Roanoke, you could still drive over this bridge, and it was called 1st Street. It has a wooden deck, and that was the only time I did that. Shortly after, the bridge was permanently closed to auto traffic. Before it was dedicated to Dr. King, it was rebuilt replacing a lot of the iron with steel, new deck planks were installed, and it was raised to clear double-stack container trains.
New Signals
This stretch of railroad has undergone many changes over the years, as routes are realligned according to traffic density. This new cantlever signal bracket replaces one that was no longer in the proper location, and was too short for overhead clearance. In the background is the Henry Street bridge, now known as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge, and leads to his statue and memorial plaza. When I first came to Roanoke, you could still drive over this bridge, and it was called 1st Street. It has a wooden deck, and that was the only time I did that. Shortly after, the bridge was permanently closed to auto traffic. Before it was dedicated to Dr. King, it was rebuilt replacing a lot of the iron with steel, new deck planks were installed, and it was raised to clear double-stack container trains.