Ambitions to revive rail rides through the Bronx, NY City
Enthusiasts say its a way to repurpose stretches of little-used or abandoned tracks for recreational use
New York
THE three-minute ride was just long enough to give a taste of what could be.
The old rail car with the fancy name - the Bronxstack Continental - roared through the Harlem River Yard, an industrial site in the South Bronx. The open-air car carried passengers bundled in winter jackets and scarves, as it shuttled back and forth through a landscape of steel bridges, rough-hewn buildings and chain-link fencing topped with barbed wire.
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