(Source: Times Ledger, March 30, 2017)
QUEENS, N.Y. — Amtrak and the Greater Astoria Historical Society celebrated the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Hell Gate Bridge Monday with not only experts on the history of the railroad overpass, but engineers and thrill-seekers sharing their love for the steel arch that connects Queens to Randalls Island. The first passenger train made the crossing over Hell Gate in April 1917.
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