I drove to northern Arkansas today to get these photos in Shirley, Arkansas of an old bridge that used to belong to the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad. I...
Although not technically abandoned, this former NorthWestern Pacific rail line in Northern California hasn't seen a train in over ten years. Here's a link to...
Peter, as you mentioned in some of the captions about possible uses, that would be a BEAUTFUL excursion route along the waterways and light forests! Heopfully...
Very nice pictures. I saw the entire line in April 1998 when I was in the region by RV. At Cloverdale, on the southern section I crossed it on the way to the...
Okay...here's my comments to this. 1. The line was technically closed in April 1998. A series of storms caused numerous washouts and slipouts in the first...
Jeff Thanks for these information. So I heard probably some of the last train movements in the Eureka area, it was about April 12 or 14, 1998. Yes I was aware...
Why were the locomotives and rolling stock left there? How many pieces are there? Walter Pfefferle Ingersoll Ontario Web site http://geocities.com/railpast/ ...
Monday, Nov 10, 2008 Posted on Mon, Nov. 10, 2008 Construction on the10-mile rails-to-trails project will begin in January. The trail is expected to be...
To understand the situation, you have to understand that Eureka is on the north end of the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad, which extended from the north...
An interesting silent b/w film exists in public domain, filmed about the completion of the Northwestern Pacific in 1914. Includes a brief tour of parts of the...
Jeff Thanks for these details. I was knowing something about the young geology of the region. 1998 was an El Nino year and I saw some landslips in the region...
Hey Group, Just wanted to let everybody know of a few additions to the Abandoned Rails website at http://www.abandonedrails.com I've added the ability for...
Not sure if this is the same line or not. It's just south of Sonoma, CA. I chatted a bit with the guys who rode on their own railcar. They have some vids on...
But fun! It would be great to see the NWP restored so that actual trains can use it, but in the meantime im glad someones making use of it, it amazing how free...
In our stupid days, a friend and I built and rode a cart, smaller and much lighter than this one. On tracks that were still used. It WAS great fun, while...
List owner and/or moderators: I recently got an invitation from one of our list members to join "Grouply" and use it to access my Yahoogroups. I'm sure the...
This is indeed the same line. It is part of the original Northwestern Pacific Railroad, which is currently being rebuilt by the North Coast Railroad...
Group; Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bryan Whitson, and I am a Licensed Funeral Director living in Candler, NC. I have been interested in...
Mr. Whitson, Thank you for introducing yourself. My wife's family owns the cabins at the entrance to the Cattail Creek community (just up from Pensacola,...
Fellow Abandoned Railroad Buffs, I have a 14 month old daughter, and my wife and I have been reading the Little House on the Prairie series written by...
All, I was wrong. The grade written about is the former C&NW/DM&E (now CP) through central South Dakota. The "Silver Lake" reference is what through me...
If you sift through this there's an interesting story: =Lou= ~~~~~~~~~~ **-=\/=-** ~~~~~~~~~~ The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity. ...
Hello everyone, I'm Adam from Miamisburg Ohio. I have been a railfan for many years and one aspect of railroading that was rather fascinating to me in...
We have got a Christmas kids train book uploaded at our website, complete on line and free to read. There's a $3 download too (it has more images and sound...
Group; My name is Bryan Whitson, and I am a licensed funeral director living in Western North Carolina. I have always been a train nut my whole life, as...
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