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Conrail Delair bridge suck open. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Mon Jul 13 09:06:47 2020 NJT Alerts7:32 AM (1 hour ago) Atlantic City Rail Line service remains suspended in both directions between Pennsauken and Philadelphia 30th St due to Conrail Delair Bridge being stuck in the open position. Substitute bus service is being provided between Pennsauken and Greyhound Bus Station Philadelphia |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jul 13 15:17:00 2020, in response to Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Mon Jul 13 09:06:47 2020. "Substitute bus service is being provided "If a train can't get over the bridge, how does the bus do it? Is Sandra Bullock driving? |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Jul 13 16:14:28 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jul 13 15:17:00 2020. Bus can use another bridge. |
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Posted by The silence on Mon Jul 13 17:37:02 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jul 13 15:17:00 2020. Naw, don’t be silly... the bus floats across the river. |
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Posted by chuchubob on Mon Jul 13 17:55:04 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jul 13 15:17:00 2020. The Delair bridge is rail only. It is between the Tacony-Palmyra and Betsy Ross highway bridges.  
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Posted by randyo on Mon Jul 13 19:10:57 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by The silence on Mon Jul 13 17:37:02 2020. A Volkswagen bus might. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 03:44:05 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by randyo on Mon Jul 13 19:10:57 2020. A Volkswagen bus might.Thanks, they were pretty well sealed underneath! LOL! |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Tue Jul 14 08:46:19 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 03:44:05 2020. Proff |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:55:13 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Avid Reader on Tue Jul 14 08:46:19 2020. Link did not open, try again.:) |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:58:13 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:55:13 2020. I found this. They float |
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Posted by DieselBusFan on Tue Jul 14 09:09:33 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:58:13 2020. There was also an Amphicar from West Germany made in the 1960s. I got the spelling correct the first time I looked it up. It was an amphibious car! Passengers could switch to these cars at the Pennsauken Transit Center. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 09:10:45 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by DieselBusFan on Tue Jul 14 09:09:33 2020. Thank you!!!!! |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jul 14 11:27:13 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:58:13 2020. If I recall correctly, in 1964 a Beetle sailed the Strait of Messina in Italy.As a current owner and former owner of many Beetles I can imagine they would float for a little while but that 238 pound engine will have to drag the back down after a few minutes. I don’t know if it was a real ad or not but I’ve seen advertisement that stated something like ‘If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen he’d be President today’ |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Tue Jul 14 11:40:05 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by chuchubob on Mon Jul 13 17:55:04 2020. I paid for a train ticket, I'm taking the railbus then.
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jul 14 14:36:55 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jul 14 11:27:13 2020. "‘If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen he’d be President today’ "IIRC that was a line lifted from the Harvard Lampoon and never used as an ad. If VW tried something like that, they'd be sued into oblivion! |
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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jul 14 14:39:35 2020, in response to Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Mon Jul 13 09:06:47 2020. Well, that stucks. |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Jul 14 14:42:06 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jul 14 14:36:55 2020. If VW tried something like that, they'd be sued into oblivion!It wouldn't have been good for market share (bad taste), but who would have sued him and for what? The last thing Ted Kennedy would have wanted was a libel trial. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Jul 14 14:57:33 2020, in response to Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Mon Jul 13 09:06:47 2020. That sucks. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Jul 14 14:58:52 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by The silence on Mon Jul 13 17:37:02 2020. And the passengers operate the paddles with their feet. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Jul 14 15:31:28 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:58:13 2020. That reminds me of this 😂(Watch to the very end. Great movie!) |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 15:49:52 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Jul 14 15:31:28 2020. Thanks!!!! |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Jul 14 18:49:17 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jul 14 14:36:55 2020. That ad was from the National Lampoon and the Kennedy family had enough pull that by noon the day the issue hit the stands, all the issues were pulled and destroyed. Anyone who got an issue on the way to work in the morning had a rare magazine indeed. |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Jul 14 18:54:29 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jul 14 08:58:13 2020. I had a VW Squareback sedan which was actually a mini station wagon. When places like the Belt Pky would get flooded during a heavy rain other drivers would slow down through the water while I would keep going at my normal speed. There were times that I knew my wheels weren’t touching the road and I was in fact floating through the flood till I got to solid ground. |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Jul 14 18:57:22 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by DieselBusFan on Tue Jul 14 09:09:33 2020. I don’t know if they were the same or not, but at the 1964/65 World’s Fair you could get a ride on a car that rode on land but drove into the lake at Flushing Meadow and took people around and back to land. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Jul 14 23:34:30 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by randyo on Tue Jul 14 18:57:22 2020. Hmm, I don't remember that, but I was only 5/6 at the time. I pretty much only remember the monorail. |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Tue Jul 14 23:38:13 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by chuchubob on Mon Jul 13 17:55:04 2020. Between Betsy Ross and Ben Franklin Bridges. Tacony-Palmyra Bridge is further up river.Vader |
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Posted by Lord Vader on Tue Jul 14 23:40:33 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by chuchubob on Mon Jul 13 17:55:04 2020. And we see the former swing span next to the lift span. Great shots as always.Vader |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jul 15 00:12:25 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Jul 14 15:31:28 2020. Very funny. Never saw that before.Anyone want to guess what year the bug is? |
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Posted by chuchubob on Wed Jul 15 07:38:47 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Lord Vader on Tue Jul 14 23:38:13 2020. Right. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jul 15 09:04:28 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jul 15 00:12:25 2020. It appears to be mid to late 60s. Didn't have the larger turn indicators that the 70s Beetles had. My father had a '65 as a company car, could be as early as that. Definitely not late 50s or early 60s, as those had the white (rather than amber) turn indicators and the smaller rear window.Compare 1968:  1973:  |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jul 15 09:40:57 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jul 15 09:04:28 2020. Two beauties. I used to bomb around with a friend of mine in his yellow ‘73 standard beetle like the one above.That ‘68 is decked out! Bosch fanfare horns! From my expert opinion I’d say the car in that clip was a 1968. That was a major year of change for the car and the little things you can see are the new bumpers and headrests that 1967 and earlier did not have. Plus the little grill on the front hood was for fresh air ventilation which was also new for ‘68. In fact the car in question could only be from ‘68 or ‘69. I’m calling ‘68 because of the color which based on the quality of the clip appears to be VW blue. In 1969 that color was dropped and replaced with Cobalt blue which is a slightly darker richer blue. And you are correct about the turn signals. For the 1970 model year the signals on top of the fender were enlarged like the ones the yellow 1973 has, and remained that way until 1979. The oval windows had bullet signals on the lower side of the fenders. In 1958 they were moved to the top of the fender with clearish lenses and called peanuts. Then the larger ones like the red ‘68 has came out in 1964 and lasted through the 1969 model year. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Wed Jul 15 09:44:26 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by FYBklyn1959 on Wed Jul 15 09:04:28 2020. Both of those cars are really nice after looking at them again. The yellow ‘73 should not have the chrome strips in the window rubber nor should there be a mirror on the right side but it looks great.The reason for the deleted chrome window strips is that the standard beetle was a stripped down, cheaper car. The Super Beetle had the little touches like chrome window strips. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Wed Jul 15 10:18:22 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Tue Jul 14 14:36:55 2020. yeah, |
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Posted by Ble-nimx on Thu Jul 16 11:05:52 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by randyo on Tue Jul 14 18:54:29 2020. Thats hydroplaning. |
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Posted by northshore on Thu Jul 16 11:13:18 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jul 13 15:17:00 2020. Conrail? I have not heard that name in years. Long gone |
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Posted by chuchubob on Thu Jul 16 11:54:55 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by northshore on Thu Jul 16 11:13:18 2020. Conrail is still around as Conrail Shared Assets Operation, called "Conrail". The north track on the Delair bridge is the NJ Transit Atlantic City Line and the south track is Conrail's Delair Branch (CP HATCH [Pennsauken] to CP PARK [Philadelphia]. |
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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Thu Jul 16 13:46:46 2020, in response to Re: Conrail Delair bridge suck open., posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Jul 14 23:34:30 2020. You can still ride them at Disney Springs in Orlando.--Mark |
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