Photo“And for Astoria, every organization in Astoria, they use the Hell Gate Bridge as a symbol of Astoria,” he continued, “but it’s a lot bigger than just Astoria. The Hell Gate Bridge has the thickest rivets of any bridge in New York. The first train to cross the Hell Gate was an inspection train. “They saw the Hell Gate Bridge, and they said, ‘That’s what we want.’” Mr. Frieder said. But the Hell Gate, he said, is “more than a landmark.”“That’s really, to me, a great symbol of the railroad,” he said.

Source: New York Times March 03, 2017 21:38 UTC