Abandoned roadbed of the Cotton Belt between North Little Rock and England, Arkansas. Here are a few shots of this line (which I think was taken up in the...
Dear laverdiereaf, AWESOME!!! :) It's amazing how history lives on! Great footage, and and great information! I need to do that for the old Stephenville Texas...
Dear kziegenbein, Awesome work man! :) Great Job! I need to get out and upload some photos and remains myself. Thank you for the inspiration! Keep up the great...
... Thank you both for you kind words. Glad there's folks out there who have an interest in this too. You don't need much of a setup to make videos. I'm using...
Dear laverdiereaf, Around here in Texas, much of the land lay fallow after the railroad pulled out. In fact, there are some sections that may still be around,...
Dear John, When I see a "railroad dump" or abandoned R.O.W. lay fallow, I sometimes hear and see ghosts rumble by, as case in point, along Farm to Market 932,...
Micha'el, Thank you for such a well-written and evocative email. Not the kind one often sees on many yahoogroups. While I've been through Texas a total of...
Speaking of old timers' records, my grandfather, W.R. Bloyd, was an engineer on the old Virginian Railway, serving from 1923 to 1954. What's left of the...
... Hi Micha'el. That's a pretty nifty vision you have. Good luck in your search. Speaking of ghosts, my newest video is a visit to a ghost town! It was built...
The old SP lift (not draw) bridge is a Bascule type. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bascule_bridge I have enjoyed your videos, but please, PLEASE get an external...
Dear Ken, and laverdiereaf, I agree, find a way to 'muffle' the wind.. ;) Oh yeah, I do try to find permission to go out to people's property, if any way I...
... Ah! Thanks. It used to belong to the Northwest Pacific RR, but, they were a part of the SP, so I guess it used to belong to them. 8) ... I agree with you...
Hi everyone, I was lucky enough to be one of the 5 railfans on hand to photograph the final run of the Great Walton Covington branch and i thought i would...
Dear nikos kavoori, Great shots, and an experience to remember! Nothing like the rev and start up of a diesel engine. Anyways great share! :) Micha'el D. Lucas...
I guess I might have missed the report of the end. Can you in a few paragraphs bring me up to speed on why this short line closed and is it for good? Thanks. ...
I will answer for Nikos, as I was the one that sent him the heads up. I worked the like a several years before coming to CSX and I know the owner and general...
Thanks Kevin for the great history lesion. Helps to understand their demise. Just think if politics were kept out of operations like this. I am sure many would...
Quaint, yes. Covington was the setting for the TV show "In the Heat of the Night" with Carroll O'Connor. In my mind, a shortline adds to the quaintness, but...
Yesterday, my dad and I took a little ride out in the country btween Atlanta and Augusta and a bit to the south. I think he gets a kick out of my oddball...
Dear Nikos, Awesome video, and sound track! It would appear, the memories and stories must live on! That's why, I hope I can gather as much info on the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk8JnmXgP2c Randall Stephen posted this poem on the guest book section of Gregs website, and I decided to make it into a video....
Hi Drew, A very nice poem by Randall, and you did a splendid job with it in your video! Your selection of photos was excellent! Thanks for sharing this! Verne...
In May of this year we drove by this branch on the way to/from Santa Fe. This branch leaves the BNSF (former Santa Fe) Raton Pass line in northeast New...
In September, we drove past East St. Johnsbury, in northern Vermont. The track of the former SJ&LC (St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain) is still intact there, with...
... I believe the State of New Mexico now owns that whole Raton line - they do own the part north and south of ABQ - for the purpose of eventually providing...
I think the ST+LC has been permanently Abandoned by the state with part of it actually being ripped up farther west to be made into a snow-mobile trail. The...
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