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The CSX River Subdivision
Iona Island and Bear
Mountain 1 (of
4)
Added 1/2008 Copyright © 2008 Lewis Bogaty
Be sure to see Lewis
Bogaty's article "The CSX River Subdivision Part 5
Along the River: Iona Island and Bear Mountain" in the
February 2008 Railpace Newsmagazine.
Here are some photos that do not appear in the article.
Iona
Island is a bird sanctuary in the Bear Mountain State Park area.
Above: Turkey vultures prefer a head-on view of trains.
September 8, 2007.
Iona Island is located at mile 41 on the River Subdivision and its entrance is located on U.S. Route 9W, 1.4 miles south of the Bear Mountain Circle. But the only indication that the entrance exists is this small sign.
Iona Island
From the Top of Bear Mountain
Above: Q434 is northbound on June 23, 2007.
Below: Q434 heads north off the island on November 6, 2006.
Above: An ill-advised family outing:
The engineer of Q434 sounded his horn in one continuous blast for almost a full
minute
as he approached the Iona Trestle on August 5, 2007.
Above: Q418 northbound past MP 41 on August 5, 2007.
Below: Northbound Q434 enters Iona Island on
August 5, 2007.
The South End of the Island From the West Ridge
Above: Q433 crosses the little trestle at the
south end of Iona Island with BNSF and leased power on June
23, 2007.
The South End of the Island From the East Bluff
Above: Q108 southbound off the island, August 2, 2007.
Below: Q110 on a misty dawn, September 19, 2007.
Above: Q110 appears to be swimming through the marsh on September 19, 2007.