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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 4:48 PM

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

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:30 AM

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.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 9:10 PM

Murray

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..  

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:55 PM

Another bridge to nowhere:  The former CNJ bridge over the NEC and McCarter Highway just south of Newark Penn Station:

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Posted by gardendance on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:07 PM

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.

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:33 PM

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

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, September 15, 2014 12:27 PM

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In my collection I have a photo of an LSMS stone arch bridge in Hudson, Mi that has the approaches removed.

Perhaps this one .... Smile

The photo is linked from this page on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad:

http://www.railroadmichigan.com/lakeshore.html


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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Monday, September 15, 2014 11:28 AM

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 .... Smile

The photo is linked from this page on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad:

http://www.railroadmichigan.com/lakeshore.html


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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, September 15, 2014 7:50 AM

In my collection I have a photo of an LSMS stone arch bridge in Hudson, Mi that has the approaches removed.

I guess it qualifies, but I can't post a picture of it.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, September 15, 2014 7:03 AM

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     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.

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Saturday, September 13, 2014 2:55 PM

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 SummitLaugh  What a coincidence! Mischief

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.


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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, September 13, 2014 10:51 AM

     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?

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, September 13, 2014 10:09 AM

Rader Sidetrack

A Railroad Bridge to Nowhere Mischief This one actually got built! Pirate

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


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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.

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:59 AM

A Railroad Bridge to Nowhere Mischief This one actually got built! Pirate

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


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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, September 12, 2014 11:45 PM

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? 

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Friday, September 12, 2014 9:20 AM

Train (locomotive, at least) to NoWhere ....


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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, September 12, 2014 7:13 AM

Deggesty
Murphy, does it emerge on the other side?

    Well, I've been told that we are directly across the earth from Canton China, so maybe they have a railroad there that just starts nowhere and rises higher and higher out of the grass.

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Posted by Deggesty on Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:59 PM
Murphy, does it emerge on the other side?

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, September 11, 2014 9:23 PM

     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.

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Thursday, September 11, 2014 2:10 PM

Paul of Covington

   Maybe it's the Polish meaning that they found objectionable.

Could be .... Mischief Bang Head
In any case, I figured out how to get past the language filter block. Super Angry
Here is a working link to the K U S I.com story on the SD&AE Desert Line:
That link is a Google shortcut, but it will link to the TV station report. Big Smile
The link is to Part One of the 4 part story. Use the search box on that site using "Desert Line" for links to the other 3 story parts.
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Posted by Paul of Covington on Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:41 PM

   Maybe it's the Polish meaning that they found objectionable.

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:42 PM

So why is Finnish word for "urine" being blocked by the Trains language filter when the English version is OK? Question

Smile, Wink & Grin

I also see that in Polish, that word means

Of course, in the USA it is the call letters of a TV station in San Diego CA. Big Smile
And the reason that I was trying to link to the K U S I.com site is that they have a 4 part series (with video) on the SD&AE "Desert Line", i.e. a RAILROADMischief
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 4:09 PM

     Isn't that what you keep your beer in, to keep it cool?  OK maybe not in Finland or Estonia. Whistling

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 4:01 PM

Rader Sidetrack:

   "Its as though K U S I is some kind of bad word being blocked by a  TRAINS language filter." Question  Angry

   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?

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:57 PM

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/

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Posted by Rader Sidetrack on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 2:11 PM

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!Mischief

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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.Alien

Here is the unactivated link for those that want to copy-n-paste:

http://www.***.com/story/25939826/the-desert-line-pir-falls-into-default-on-its-lease

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. Question  Angry

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, September 8, 2014 11:08 PM

  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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