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This is a historical railroad site. His organization had requested a portion of the PATH train rail from our project and was approved.

I was then able to help facilitate the assignment of a piece and pickup. This was a really special moment. They recently discovered the stamping of Bethlehem steel in Pennsylvania on the piece, and were able to acquire original Bethlehem hardware in order to secure the piece for memorial display within their historic railway station.

A portion of rail car that once shuttled passengers between New York and New Jersey is shown here in Photo By Amy Passiak. I think one of the most amazing aspects of this project is its far reach. Many of the requesting organizations were emergency services, and of those there were quite a few volunteer departments.

Because of this project, there are now memorials in cities, and also rural communities. Although many groups are still working to build their memorials, I feel that the lasting legacy of this project is not yet fully realized.

I look forward to traveling more extensively around the U. Steel beams shown in were once analyzed by the U. This enclosure inside the hangar shown in was created to house emergency vehicles damaged during the attacks of Support Provided By: Learn more.

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Yes Not now. By — Michael D. Leave your feedback. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. What happened to the remnants of the World Trade Center? Tell us about your role in this program.

Additional Support Provided By:. Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. Sign Out. Fewer than 30 pieces of steel, including pieces of rail tracks, remain. Fewer than 70 other artifacts such as clothing or toys also remain in Hangar 17 at Kennedy Airport. Thirty applications are pending approval, and 40 others are in the review process. Even as recently as last week, an 8-foot-long, 1,pound steel beam arrived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while other pieces were distributed to Ware, Massachusetts, and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during August.

The Ware Fire Department is building a second memorial using trade center artifacts. It received a 1,pound piece of steel in August that will be used in a memorial that is still being discussed. At the space center, the beam will be the centerpiece of a permanent memorial at Fire Station No. That memorial includes small-scale replicas of the twin towers. The Port Authority's mission was to preserve the artifacts and distribute them to worthy groups to memorialize the attacks.

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