[Darksheare]

Lifting the train grade a foot is not possible there, it would be prohibitively expensive.
If memory serves, that is higher speed rail there, so the train grade has to remain close to same level/percentage incline.
So they’d have to raise the grade one foot for quite some distance both directions.
They looked into it at one point and said “holy crap”.

[moose07]

I suppose if they fixed it ,it would be the end of such quality viewing.

[NoCmpromiz]

In Port Jervis (NY) they raised the height of the old Erie RR bridge over US 6 by a foot, so the clearance is now 13' 6". They didn't bother changing the road signs that still proclaim a 12' 6" clearance quite a ways back - like a quarter mile...

It was really interesting when they detoured I-84 down Route 6 through beautiful downtown Port Jervis due to a fatal accident on the Delaware River bridge. A lot of truckers were soiling their pants.

You need to get withing 300 feet of the bridge to see the magic sign that proclaims "Actual clearance 13' 6" "...