The original "Bridge to Nowhere" east fork San Gabriel river, built in the 1930's but shortly after heavy flooding washed out the roadways on either side and they never rebuilt them
Have fun with your trains
Removal of the catenary might not be necessary. In the late 1960's, the Illinois Central removed a long out-of-service overpass that connected the Chicago Junction Ry with the IC. The overpass went over the electrified suburban line to connect with the freight and passenger main near 43rd Street. As I recall, the IC informed riders in its newsletter that slow orders would be in place while the bridge was being removed to minimize the possibility of the catenary bouncing against the bridge structure during the removal process.
Murray Another bridge to nowhere: The former CNJ bridge over the NEC and McCarter Highway just south of New Penn Station:
Another bridge to nowhere: The former CNJ bridge over the NEC and McCarter Highway just south of New Penn Station:
From what this poster has observed if Amtrak ever goes to a higher clearances this bridge will need to be either raised or removed. Removal will be a nightmare as all underlying CAT would probably need temporary removal to allow cranes to get in there. Out of ROW access is limited..
Another bridge to nowhere: The former CNJ bridge over the NEC and McCarter Highway just south of Newark Penn Station:
I didn't bother to click on the link, maybe this tidbit's there. Even before the bridge, or lack thereof, was in this condition, it still didn't go anywhere. Before the late 1990's I rode an excursion over the bridge. At that time the tracks ended just a bit more than a train length past the bridge, so excursions went only that far. I can't remember if there was a runaround track or if the train simply backed up to a wye or runaround track.
Patrick Boylan
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Another railroad Bridge to Nowhere ....
Photo linked from this site: http://emorfes.com/2010/08/30/dead-end-photography/
More information on the Kinzua railroad bridge shown above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinzua_Bridge
Rader Sidetrack Norm48327 In my collection I have a photo of an LSMS stone arch bridge in Hudson, Mi that has the approaches removed. Perhaps this one .... The photo is linked from this page on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad: http://www.railroadmichigan.com/lakeshore.html
Norm48327 In my collection I have a photo of an LSMS stone arch bridge in Hudson, Mi that has the approaches removed.
In my collection I have a photo of an LSMS stone arch bridge in Hudson, Mi that has the approaches removed.
Perhaps this one ....
The photo is linked from this page on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad:
http://www.railroadmichigan.com/lakeshore.html
Norm
I guess it qualifies, but I can't post a picture of it.
Murphy Siding I think I've seen that bridge in Chicago. Would I have seen it south of the tracks, if I took Metrra downtown from Shamburg?
I think I've seen that bridge in Chicago. Would I have seen it south of the tracks, if I took Metrra downtown from Shamburg?
Your ride from Schaumburg would be on the MILW West line. The MILW line into Chicago Union Station parallels the C&NW West Line from about Western Avenue to the east. The MILW line is south of the C&NW so the bridge can be seen from the north side of any MILW train.
For a slight variation on the thread topic, here we have a caboose going nowhere.
O.S. Hiland - The Train Order Station at the Summit of S.P.'s line through Cajon Pass
And look, its located at the top of Cajon Pass, i.e., Cajon Summit. What a coincidence!
Photo linked from here, http://oshiland.blogspot.com/2010/04/os-hiland-train-order-station-at-summit.html
More photos and descriptions at the link.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Rader Sidetrack A Railroad Bridge to Nowhere This one actually got built! In Chicago, it was part of the "L". Photo linked from this page: http://www.wbez.org/blogs/john-r-schmidt/2012-08/chicagos-bridge-nowhere-101364
A Railroad Bridge to Nowhere This one actually got built!
In Chicago, it was part of the "L".
Photo linked from this page:
http://www.wbez.org/blogs/john-r-schmidt/2012-08/chicagos-bridge-nowhere-101364
As most Chicago railfans are aware, this span (originally part of the Met L Logan Square Line), now serves as the world's largest signal bridge. C&NW was allowed to hang interlocking signals on the bridge, which precluded removal of the bridge when this part of the L was abandoned.
Ramp to nowhere:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nEx7eR8U_zI/UBmnf1UZunI/AAAAAAAAAjg/GeTRvLuA8Kk/s1600/ramp+to+nowhere.fw.png
Regarding Maree a few pages back, I've been doing a little research for unrelated reasons on the Central Australian Railway and the North Australia Railway. The bizarre thing about the abandoned equipment is that there are three abandoned NSU class locomotives, two of which are in better condition than the one posted, and are sitting next to the platform. There was a standard gauge link to Maree for 6 years after the narrow gauge shut down, so it seems odd that they were not scrapped. Based on pictures, it does seem like most of the copper has been stripped from them, though likely not legally. But why were they left to rot?
Train (locomotive, at least) to NoWhere ....
More on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (pictured above):
DeggestyMurphy, does it emerge on the other side?
Johnny
There's an old CNW (Omaha Road) line that used to run through our downtown. Now it stops in a lawn next to a community college. The rails simply get lower and lower, until they disappear into the grass and go underground.
Paul of Covington Maybe it's the Polish meaning that they found objectionable.
Maybe it's the Polish meaning that they found objectionable.
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
So why is Finnish word for "urine" being blocked by the Trains language filter when the English version is OK?
I also see that in Polish, that word means
happy, pleased, glad, delighted content diligent, active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HqyEHqEYho
Isn't that what you keep your beer in, to keep it cool? OK maybe not in Finland or Estonia.
Rader Sidetrack:
"Its as though K U S I is some kind of bad word being blocked by a TRAINS language filter."
Thanks to you, I now know how to say "urine" in Estonian and Finnish. I googled [it] and got sent to Wiktionary. Who knew TRAINS was so multilingual?
From a page titled "Railroad to Nowhere" ....
This and other images at the linked page: http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/07/railroad-10-haunting-abandoned-railway-lines/
More details on the tramway pictured above: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/bay-of-plenty/waiorongomai-valley/
And this is about a different "Railroad to Nowhere", the so-called Desert Line east from San Diego CA:
http://www.***.com/story/25939826/the-desert-line-pir-falls-into-default-on-its-lease
Note that that the link is to a 4 part series with actual VIDEO in each part!
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UPDATE: well I admit that I am stumped. I tried all the tricks I know to get the link activated, and while it looks active, it goes nowhere when clicked! Truly a NoWhere video.
Here is the unactivated link for those that want to copy-n-paste:
For some reason, the Trains forum software is replacing "K U S I" (without the spaces) with asterisks, so the link is broken. I guess you will have to manually copy the link and manually insert "***" ("K U S I", but remove the spaces) just before the ".com" to make the link work.
Its as though K U S I is some kind of bad word being blocked by a TRAINS language filter.
Hey- How's it goin' ? (Not you Gardendance- everyone else, in general, and individually. Although I do hope you're doing well as well. )
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