Lovely to see these bridges actually working being either raised or swung as most people who see them, unless operated on a daily basis, would probably never guess that they also move. Also a testament to those who built them that they are still working, absolutely brilliant, thank you forsharing.

That eerie mechanical noise throughout the video was very familiar from my time spent in downtown Tampa, but it took me a few moments to remember it was cars driving over the metal deck of the other bridges in the area.

Alan, people built things to last, and this bridge is a testament to that very thought. Great video capture, Alan, you get to see that very often. :o)

That's a really neat bridge Alan. Good to see an old railroad drawbridge that is almost 100 years old still in use today.

Nice shot Alan,the lift bridge over Delaware river was built 1896 and sees both freights and NJT Atlantic City trains 24/7.

If you like bridges and trains, which I do, this video is a major win. Excellent capture and attention to detail. :)

This is an important video capture! Poking around this bridge on 02/13/2023, I spoke with multiple locals (including a City of Tampa employee) who said that CSX no longer uses this trackage and thus the bridge is permanently locked in the up position.

I have witnessed the freight train crossing that bridge many times since I was a kid! I also like it when the train crosses the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and Willow Avenue! It is the only four-way railroad crossing here in Tampa! After the train passes, the traffic on Kennedy usually gets the green light!

Beautiful bit of engineering, Great vid, thanks very much.

Great bridge and nicely put together video!

BTW. I like that you show idiots running around crossing barriers in your intro. People think this is a joke to do they...but it's deadly serious ! I am a retired police officer from Florida (not that far from Tampa , as a matter of fact) When I was still working, the fine for going around a barrier, where you could either hear OR see the train, was $1500.00. No questions asked. It's probably more now...our state is broke and always trying to gouge the taxpayer....but that's another issue all together. Thanx for your videos !

When I was a kid in the 90s my dad would take me to the adjacent Curtis Hixon park (formerly part of the site of the old Tampa Art Museum) and we got to meet and sort of know the bridge tender. He was a very elderly fellow who I only knew by the name of "Brown" and he would park his truck in the gated pen.

Awesome Video Alan! Glad to see that bridge still in use. I noticed there is a restricted speed across the span. Seagull at 4:30- "Look at me, I'm in Millenniumforces movie! Now i'm gonna make sure he hears me!" either that or he was telling trains not to cross because the bridge was going up. The seagull made me laugh!

I clicked on your advertisement for the Days Inn. I didnt know they had one in Scranton. I am going there this summer. Good place to stay.

Beautiful bascule bridge

Thx Alan I appreciated I love ❤️ your videos

Nice video. There is a similar type of bridge in Port Huron, MI and every time I go to that city it breaks my heart to think about the past railroads in that location. I always wanted to see that bridge operate, but never got a chance as the line was removed over 20 years ago and the bridge sits there rotting away along with the old ferry docks. Heartbreaking to see the loss of railroads in Michigan as it still continues with CXS removing another line out of Flint, MI, I enjoyed and thank you for posting this video.

Beautiful rolling lift bridge my favorite!!!

That's the second shortest train I've ever seen.

I'm fascinated by the resonance in the structure!

Nice, there are some old ones like this in Buffalo

Over a century old and still functional because; A) it was designed/built well and B) was properly taken care of. The latter is significant given the bridge's location on the Florida gulf coast. That humid salt air eats metal, especially the old iron and steel of a hundred year old railroad bridge. A salute to those who designed it, built it, and took care of it.

Very cool video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

I sure am hearing cars running across the bridge so loudly like that.

Awesome video as always!

The audio makes it sound like a dinosaur is coming after the train

Love your videos

What a neat old drawbridge!!! Not many of them around anymore

At least give the old Gal a paint job

wow that's a really rare find good job

Those counterweights are massive. Pretty funny the one car being pulled over.

Great video!

Plenty of these in New Jersey, nice film work.

That is too cool!

Nice.

What is that sound in the background sounds like a swarm of bees

Wow good vid

At 3:40 did anyone else see a person start to walk across the bridge? I wonder what their reaction was when the bridge started rising LOL

Question:Why are so many semi's get smashed at RR crossings? Because they are driven by complete idiots as we see here. Don't try that stunt at home kids

Title: "CSX Train Crosses Historic Drawbridge Then Raises After" I watched the video several times, and I ever saw the train rising after it crossed the bridge. ;-)

How often does this train run?

Did u ever go to horseshoe curve Its awesome

With all that sounds it making before the train gets there sounds scary lol.

The old bridge built in 1915

love the videos man keep up the awesome spotting and ive Subscribed

Very cool. I see the bridge tender only has to show up when needed. In the old days....the hay day of that bridge, I bet they had a tender there 24/7. What a dull..but important job.

here in CT Amtrak just put in a whole new drawbridge in Waterford CT because it was around 100 years old and it broke down alot

Excellent video footage. BTW, what are those ghostly sounds? Oh! It must be the sounds of vehicles running on a steel meshed bridge floor, something we've long ago dubbed a "tickle bridge" because of the sounds it makes when crossing it.

Nice video Allen

4:45 the engine still could have made the hop "safely" till this point. I've done the trial runs using my model trains as a kid.

Hey Alan where are u from?

what about the crossing gate laying on the Truck trailer at the crossing ?

Great piece of history. Hopefully someone thought to give it a coat of paint for its centenary.

here in sacramento ca we have 2 bridges that move #1the tower bridge that is a lifting bridge ,#2 the Ist that swings open and there both pretty to watch in action

Wtf? Are monks chanting through this video? Lol

Raise your hand if the ‘tism brought you here! Question… when there’s both a train and a ship, who has right of way?

The cars on the bridge sounds like the hoax videos of the trumpets in the sky all around the World :D

All that for one stinkin hopper. Hopefully it'll return with more cars. Allen you need to talk a street runner crew into giving you a cab ride. That would make an interesting video! Do it... that's your 2014 mission!

The old bridge could use a coat of paint. Doesnt look like its been painted since 1915. Many years ago the A.C.L. had a railyard & freight depot on the Hillsborough RIver, on the other side of the bridge.

What days does the CSX street runner go through Tampa??

what is that noise? sounds like somethings crumbling or breaking of

That semi...was it that serious?

HOW DOES A RAILOAD DRAWBRIDGE WORK?

Is this on Cass Street?

Allen, do you live in Florida by any chance

What is that weird noise?

It’s now 2018 so the bridge now is 103 years old!

What was the annoying creaking sound in that video

what was that noise

Seriously Conway?

Rail Road Crossing

Why are the street runners so short?

I would love to know how this bridge operates.

Is that weird ghostly noise the bridge?

What is that dying whale sound also posted this comment at 2:00am a railfan joke XD

What's the speed restriction on that!?

Isn't this the same bridge that a trespasser fell from because it rose while she was still on it?

Erie sound

Skyquake?

Why did it raise? there was no big boat?

what happens when a boat tries to come threw?

what is that sound

0:14

All that for a one car train, I've seen bridges that swivel 90 degrees to alternate between trains and water craft. That seems a whole simpler than this type of a drawbridge. Think of all the horsepower it takes to lift such a heavy load and how complicated it would be to maintain all the moving pieces. That's quite an achievement to keep it going after so many years. Any replacement parts forget about it

Train was tiny so should have gone faster

lololol

It's a disgrace! New paint please.

2:19 Thank me later.

Very bad