Early returns are a steam generation plant. The building is windowless.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Metro Red Line BigDaddy or Camden Yards, before baseball. Whoa, I always thought the stadium was built over the rail yard, but it looks like was really built over a factory. The old rail yard was really replaced by the parking lot. Laugh
Just getting back to the thread.
You are Correct! As you look at the picture, there are only 2 tracks to the right of the warehouse these days. The stadium was built on the left side of the warehouse and there was consideration given to tearing down the warehouse.
I think the smokestacks were from the "Pyrolysis Plant" Something that was supposed to burn trash and turn it into useable recycle substances. It didn't work out. No idea what the larger building is on the left. I can ask on a Facebook page, Old Baltimore Photos.
OvermodFlorida had the Key West Extension.
And that is about all we had.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Metro Red Line BEAUSABRE California - Keddie Wye Where the Western Pacific's Feather River mainline and Great Northern's Inside Gateway met No no no no no...The Tehachapi Loop.
BEAUSABRE California - Keddie Wye Where the Western Pacific's Feather River mainline and Great Northern's Inside Gateway met
California - Keddie Wye Where the Western Pacific's Feather River mainline and Great Northern's Inside Gateway met
No no no no no...The Tehachapi Loop.
Absolutely agree!
Tehachapi is instantly recognisable as being "California" - all over the world. It's almost unique, I understand there's a smaller version in Switzerland and as the photo above shows, that ain't Swiss!
Another classic location (for me) is the C&NW's approach into downtown Chicago on a long viaduct, it does shout "Chicago" to me.
Sorry, I have no pictures to post of it.
John
It's a free country, you're entitled to your ignorant, wong, southern Californian opinion
BigDaddy or Camden Yards, before baseball.
or Camden Yards, before baseball.
for Maryland I'd guess Helmstetter Curve on the Western Maryland line.
50 years living in Maryland and I never heard of it, although I was on the other side of the state. Besides Thomas Viaduct, which is in my avatar, as a Baltimoron I would think of the old B&O Mt Royal station, now a part of an art college.
Point of Rocks
Wisconsin: Duplainville crossing and Brookfield Depot in suburban Milwaukee, and the middle of the lake crossing on Lake Monona in Madison.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lothes/51821840743/
Iowa: the iconic Kate Shelley bridge on the UP near Boone.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjpetric/48295357481/in/photolist-2gBTeJ4-2gNYMSM-2gBQdx1-2gzGkcg-2gMYmnV-2gUk5QD-2gPJ2Zc-2gMYmeD-2gMYm8S-2gK5zPL-2gNZvP1-c6TF2f-2gP5g5g-2gP1r5R-2gP65sD-2gP5gt2
Illinois outside of Chicago: the great CGW tunnel at East Dubuque.
EDIT: I don't know how I could have forgotten about Cut-Off tower at Muskego Yard in Milwaukee. Must be thousands of photos taken there.
Andy
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Well, I borrowed this picture from Railpictures.net, and always loved the descent into Butte, MT on the NCL via Homestake Pass. Unfortunately, I doubt many of today's railfans could ID the location as the line has been embargoed for quite some time.
Don; Prez, CEO or whatever of the Wishram, Oregon and Western RR
If you are looking for one anyone could recognize, from their state or any other, I would say it's very limited.
Hoseshoe Curve, Tehachapi Loop, Cascade Tunnel, Moffet Tunnel, Jack London Square, Keddie Wye, NY Grand Central Station, Fostoria. I'd be very hard pressed to recognize other locations by sight out of my region.
Ricky W.
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If you see a picture of the Statue of Liberty, you think "New York"; if you see the Golden Gate Bridge, you think "San Francisco" - whether you've actually been there or not, you still know the image.
I think the OP's question is what railroad-related places are there like that in each state - something so iconic any fairly knowledgeable railfan would see it and know where it is, even if they'd never been there and had just seen pictures or video of it.
For example, I suspect most railfans seeing a picture of Grand Central Terminal would think "New York City" right away. It's been used in so many movies and TV shows even many non-railfans would know it right away.
ndbprr My intent on this topic has been skewed trough readers interpretation. I was looking for locations that everyone would know not just locals. That being said I have learned about locations that I did not know about before. But the premise still holds. For example one I just thought about that is easily recognized is the Columbia river gorge.
My intent on this topic has been skewed trough readers interpretation. I was looking for locations that everyone would know not just locals. That being said I have learned about locations that I did not know about before. But the premise still holds. For example one I just thought about that is easily recognized is the Columbia river gorge.
I have no idea what that looks like and would not recognize it. I agree that quite possibly the only example would be Horseshoe curve, and even then it's quite likely not every railfan would recognize it. I belive the only truly correct answer is, there isn't any. This is a flawed premise: That railfans study every location in the US closely enough to be able to recognize it from a photo
I'm glad that I didn't answer this question, and that's not because I'm in a province rather than a state....my interpretation of the question was that there was supposedly one identical location in every state, which would have required only one answer, rather than a list.
Wayne
We like these areas as they are spectacular, but the railroads want straight lines and track speed
Ohio- Berea, Crestline, or the Hullets
illinois: Rondout, West Chicago, ok there's a lot in Chicago
indiana: burns harbor/Gary/hammond
Wisconsin: Byron hill
MI (Upper): sualt ste marie lift bridges, escanaba
MI (lower): Durand
iowa: Dubuque bridge, fort Madison bridge
kentucky: Paducah bridge
louisiana: lake ponchtrain bridge
minnesota: Duluth, steelton hill
BEAUSABRE IRONROOSTER I suspect the only picture every railfan could identify would be Horsehoe Curve. Just shows you how 55 or so years after it left us, the Pennsylvania still dominates railroading
IRONROOSTER I suspect the only picture every railfan could identify would be Horsehoe Curve.
Just shows you how 55 or so years after it left us, the Pennsylvania still dominates railroading
PRR hasn't dominated railroading since even before the PC bankruptcy.
IRONROOSTERI suspect the only picture every railfan could identify would be Horsehoe Curve.
I suspect the only picture every railfan could identify would be Horsehoe Curve.
I haven't even heard of some of these. And some others aren't really distinctive enough - too many similar places.
But I'll nominate Union Station, Washington D.C.
Paul
mvlandsw The James Hill Viaduct looks good with the lighting under the arches. Is it still being used by rail traffic? I remember reading a long time ago that one of the arches was sinking and had to be repaired.
The James Hill Viaduct looks good with the lighting under the arches. Is it still being used by rail traffic? I remember reading a long time ago that one of the arches was sinking and had to be repaired.
For Michigan, I would also add the Port Huron/Sarnia, Ont. tunnel.
Starrucca Viaduct,Lanesboro, PA
Genesee Arch Bridge spanning the Genesee River Gorge on Norfolk Southern's southern tier route in NY.
I don't have pictures handy but two I would put in for eastern Montana are the bridges on the ex-CMStP&P PCE (now Central Montana Rail-CMR) running from Kingston Jct. to Denton, MT (I saw them many years ago and they are impressive.) and the other is the point between Terry and Glendive, MT when the ex-CMStP&P crosses over the ex-NP line. (Now both BNSF) The crossover can be seen from I-94 if you happen to know where to look. (The interstate has a very high section there so the highway can go over the railroad going over the railroad.)
I'd go with the Fisher Bridge in Wolcott Vermont on the Saint Johnsbury and Lamoille County
PA - (Horseshoe Curve already mentioned.) Kinzua Viaduct. (Now half remains, so Kinzua Duct. )
Ohio - Fostoria's Iron Triangle. (Cleveland Union Terminal already mentioned.)
Vermont's White River Junction station is iconic.
Iconic Delaware image would be Joe Biden getting on Amtrak, which everyone would identify as the Wilmington train station.
No. The bridge is 129 years old and only open to foot traffic and bicycles now.
I remember reading something about what you're talking about and other things with the bridge as well.
Judy and I and Uncle Butchie were walking across it a couple years ago. Uncle Butchie was trying to prove he has really good eyes as he looked down the wayside and said do you see that big snapping turtle Johnboy? That's what Butchie always calls me and I said yes I see him.
We proceeded to go to the end and get off the bridge to go down to visit the snapping turtle like a couple of little Kids
Those things are prehistoric like alligators. Every time the human race disappears and goes away those things just keep coming back. That was one of a biggest snappers I've ever seen.
The Iowa farm boys used to come up to our resort and while everybody else was going out on the lake to bring back fish, these two farm boys would go out on the lake and bring back a big snapping turtle and make turtle soup. I guess you need a special license to do that.
That was some really Good Soup
Snapping turtle meat has different sections of meat that tastes like chicken, fish, beef, pork, lamb, .... You name it, Turtle is the smorgasbord of all meats
The city planning legislature or whatever it is you could call it has plans to restore the bridge. The bridge is such a beautiful focal point of the city that I must believe that it is going to happen.
I really like that Bridge
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