{"id":120809,"date":"2024-09-05T07:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=120809"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T01:53:44","slug":"the-brilliant-branch-railroad-bridge-in-aspinwall-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=120809","title":{"rendered":"The Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge in Aspinwall PA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge in Aspinwall PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One leg of the wye has the rails completely removed while the bridge itself rarely sees trains anymore. 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