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Nominator: Epicgenius ( talk · contribs) 16:36, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Reviewer: Trainsandotherthings ( talk · contribs) 19:56, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hi there, I'll be undertaking this review. While the article appears to be in excellent shape, due to its length and being busier than normal with my day job it may take me up to 2 weeks to complete this review.
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The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, to Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands.reread this for grammar, the words "between" and "to" don't really mesh the way you have them right now.
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where car floats towed railroad carsthe car floats carried railroad cars, the towing was done by tugboats.
Throughout the 1890s, the New York State Legislature considered various bills that would give the NYCR a franchise to construct a bridge from Long Island to the U.S. mainland, but to no avail.is there any more information available as to why the bills failed to pass at this point?
The connecting railroad was to pay a fee to cross the East River.Pay a fee to whom? The RTC?
Among other things, the aldermen wanted the bridge to use electric power exclusivelywanted trains on the bridge to use electric power, I presume?
and allow the city to add utility wires to the bridgeshould be rewritten as "and the city to be allowed to add utility wires to the bridge" or similar, so it doesn't conflict with the clause at the start of the sentence.
while John A. Gray received a contract to take soil samples for the bridgethe source is titled "New Bridge Work Let; Ready to Make Test Borings for East River Structures"." This is referring to soil borings (essentially drilling underground with a drill rig, taking soil samples, and investigating the depth and hardness of soil and rock) and should be linked to Geotechnical investigation. You could rework the sentence as "while John A. Gray received a contract to complete test borings for the bridge's foundation." I work as a geotechnical engineer so this is right in my wheelhouse, and I can totally see why you wrote the sentence the way you did, it's a pretty niche field.
Locomotive cranescan be linked to Crane (rail).
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During World War I, when the federal government took control of railroad lines in the U.S., the New York Central began using the Hell Gate Bridge,[150] allowing Long Island merchants to send productsit looks like part of this sentence got cut off. There's no period and it sure looks like you meant to include more here.
In 1934, the NH put up its share of the bridge as collateral for a $6 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporationmight be worth adding the context that the New Haven was in financial trouble and ended up declaring bankruptcy the following year.
The NH faced financial shortfalls in the late 1960spoint of order, the New Haven went bankrupt in 1961. This section also neglects to mention both the New Haven's absorption into Penn Central at the end of 1968, and Conrail's takeover of Penn Central in 1976.
Amtrak took over the bridge itself, and the passenger services that used it, in the 1970scan we be more specific? A lot of things changed in the 1970s. I think the transfer happened in 1976 but I don't remember for certain.
As part of Penn Station Access, in the 2020s, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) upgraded the Hell Gate Line to accommodate the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line; this required long-term interruptions to bridge traffic.is cited to a source from 2004. Trainsandotherthings ( talk) 23:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
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The decks of each span are all made of concrete panels, which carry track beds with ballast; this was intended to reduce noise pollution.Might be worth clarifying this is not normal for a railroad bridge.
The layer of rock under the Wards Island tower is substantially deeper, descending more than 100 feet (30 m), and sits atop a deep caisson foundation.Doesn't the foundation sit on the rock, not the other way around?
The western viaduct is very similar to those above Randalls and Wards Islands, but the piers of the use shallow foundations due to the presence of gravel and sand under the viaduct.Looks like either you added extra words or some words got cut off here. Trainsandotherthings ( talk) 00:36, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
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Nominator: Epicgenius ( talk · contribs) 16:36, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
Reviewer: Trainsandotherthings ( talk · contribs) 19:56, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
Hi there, I'll be undertaking this review. While the article appears to be in excellent shape, due to its length and being busier than normal with my day job it may take me up to 2 weeks to complete this review.
Lead, infobox, images
The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, to Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands.reread this for grammar, the words "between" and "to" don't really mesh the way you have them right now.
Development
where car floats towed railroad carsthe car floats carried railroad cars, the towing was done by tugboats.
Throughout the 1890s, the New York State Legislature considered various bills that would give the NYCR a franchise to construct a bridge from Long Island to the U.S. mainland, but to no avail.is there any more information available as to why the bills failed to pass at this point?
The connecting railroad was to pay a fee to cross the East River.Pay a fee to whom? The RTC?
Among other things, the aldermen wanted the bridge to use electric power exclusivelywanted trains on the bridge to use electric power, I presume?
and allow the city to add utility wires to the bridgeshould be rewritten as "and the city to be allowed to add utility wires to the bridge" or similar, so it doesn't conflict with the clause at the start of the sentence.
while John A. Gray received a contract to take soil samples for the bridgethe source is titled "New Bridge Work Let; Ready to Make Test Borings for East River Structures"." This is referring to soil borings (essentially drilling underground with a drill rig, taking soil samples, and investigating the depth and hardness of soil and rock) and should be linked to Geotechnical investigation. You could rework the sentence as "while John A. Gray received a contract to complete test borings for the bridge's foundation." I work as a geotechnical engineer so this is right in my wheelhouse, and I can totally see why you wrote the sentence the way you did, it's a pretty niche field.
Locomotive cranescan be linked to Crane (rail).
Operational history
During World War I, when the federal government took control of railroad lines in the U.S., the New York Central began using the Hell Gate Bridge,[150] allowing Long Island merchants to send productsit looks like part of this sentence got cut off. There's no period and it sure looks like you meant to include more here.
In 1934, the NH put up its share of the bridge as collateral for a $6 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporationmight be worth adding the context that the New Haven was in financial trouble and ended up declaring bankruptcy the following year.
The NH faced financial shortfalls in the late 1960spoint of order, the New Haven went bankrupt in 1961. This section also neglects to mention both the New Haven's absorption into Penn Central at the end of 1968, and Conrail's takeover of Penn Central in 1976.
Amtrak took over the bridge itself, and the passenger services that used it, in the 1970scan we be more specific? A lot of things changed in the 1970s. I think the transfer happened in 1976 but I don't remember for certain.
As part of Penn Station Access, in the 2020s, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) upgraded the Hell Gate Line to accommodate the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line; this required long-term interruptions to bridge traffic.is cited to a source from 2004. Trainsandotherthings ( talk) 23:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
Description
The decks of each span are all made of concrete panels, which carry track beds with ballast; this was intended to reduce noise pollution.Might be worth clarifying this is not normal for a railroad bridge.
The layer of rock under the Wards Island tower is substantially deeper, descending more than 100 feet (30 m), and sits atop a deep caisson foundation.Doesn't the foundation sit on the rock, not the other way around?
The western viaduct is very similar to those above Randalls and Wards Islands, but the piers of the use shallow foundations due to the presence of gravel and sand under the viaduct.Looks like either you added extra words or some words got cut off here. Trainsandotherthings ( talk) 00:36, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
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