Wats your favorite RR land mark or scen of intrest??

[Anonymous]

Myra Canyon on the Carmi Sub of the Kettle Valley RR (Later Kettle Valley Division of the CPR).

It puts most Colorado Narrow Gauge runs to shame, in standard gauge. 3.7 miles, 2 tunnels and 10 bridges to travel 3,800' as the crow flies, all along the side of a absolutely breathtaking canyon. In fact the entire Carmi sub feels like it was built by Model Railroaders. 458' Minimum Radius (About 60" in HO) 2.2% ruling grade, 2300' up and 3050' down again in 133 miles.

Most of Myra Canyon burned down last summer, but it will be rebuilt, to be at least cosmetically identical. Much of the Carmi Sub is now hiking/biking trails, including the run from McCulloch to the Adra Tunnel.

[cacole]

Here in SE Arizona is a location known as Cienega Creek where one UP line crosses over another on a high bridge. The upper line used to belong to the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad before they went out of business, and was then purchased by the Southern Pacific. The lower line is the old Southern Pacific main line between Tucson and Mescal, Arizona. After the SP acquired the upper line, they made it a west-bound downgrade main and use the lower line as an east-bound uphill main. Sometimes you can get lucky and have an over-under meet at the bridge.

[Don Gibson]

SHERMAN HILL?

Not much to see (On pvt property) Not much of a grade either. The 'Scenic' portion (DaleTrestle) to Tie Siding is long gone.
Echo Canyon (Evanston - Ogden) is another matter.

[Anonymous]

Los Angeles Union Terminal, and the yards of Chicago.

[lupo]

I voted the Mojave Desert Mainline, because I think that is where I laid my name in rocks on the embankment in the summer of 1999, as did hundreds of others before, and looking at dates they left behind, did this for decades. These neatly laid names in rocks went on for miles. Quite impressive! ( as was the temperature -100 F- and humidity: 20%)
have any of you did this, or seen that too ?

[AggroJones]

Cajon Pass and Sherman Hill.

[Anonymous]

Oh man, this is a tough one. I guess my favorite would be UP's Sherman Hill, but I also love Cajon Pass, Tehachapi, and Horseshoe Curve.

[Anonymous]

im sry if i did not post your spesific area i tried my best to think of as many as i can and sry for my spelling ... summer vaction has let spelling and math from school leave my brain...
lol

[Anonymous]

Mine would be Tehachapi , Cajon, and Towwer 55 in Fort Worth