Brian - From the SPV Railroad Atlas for the Southern States, including LA and MS, I see that there are a few abandoned lines right around Baton Rouge. To the...
Jim In your most recent post you made reference to a Right of Way Guide. ... book and note cost and where it can be bought? Thanks Joe Bartolini West Columbia ...
Thanks for the info Jimmy. I joined another Yahoo! Group called the Louisiana Railfan Model Railroad Group and it has been extremely useful in providing me...
Not to get lazy but any known good sources of old maps of railway lines in = Lousiania? I have one hobby website site devoted to Lousiania and would lov= e to...
... ot to get lazy but any known good sources of old maps of railwaylines in => = Lousiania? I have one hobby website site devoted to Lousiania andwould lov==...
sorry...I'm responding to a message...deleting the prior message inbox... it still gets included... adding = = = marks......Maybe have to go 'the new thread'...
Jim I have found that the early USDA Soil survey maps are great resources in tracing out long abandoned railroad lines in South Carolina. Early USGS ...
Interesting..it seems Southern Pacific was the one interested in lower LA....except 2 rr's from New Orleans south.... I'd bet there were more rr's in there. ...
Hey folks, I have just created 2 new photo albums form the Baton Rouge area. One consists of pictures of the remains of the Missouri Pacific car ferry...
Hi, I'm new to this group and am wondering if any one knows the history of the milwaulkee railroad in the South Dakota area. Am trying to find the dates it...
Go to the main website on Yahoo where you joined the group. There is a link to photos there. Once you follow the link you can see my folder as well as ...
Here is an interesting and innovative use of abandoned right-of-way. It seems like it would not conflict with recreational use (ie trails, etc.) either. In...
... Hello, Just asking anyone that might be interested to sign the petition on my webite at http://www.wmwestsub.com/main.htm It's a petition to see how many...
Dear Jeremy, You have an amazing site! I'll forward your letter to my other lists. Dean in Cincy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
RR right of ways are often used for buried or overhead power lines as well. Most of the former Pennsylvania RR line from Camden to Seaside Heights in NJ is...
We have a very old rail line down here in southeastern LA that has been converted for a ways. The railbed is plainly evident and it forms typically the...
... Great site. I have my doubts that there will ever be a Rails-to- Trails trail on the WM around Paw Paw. The reason is that there are far too many bridges...
... <LW.Sou.Ry.steam@j...> wrote: There is the remnant of what appears to be a very old RR roadbed running parallel to the southbound lanes of I-81 in VA. Just...
... Hi Folks, The B&O had a line down to Lexington, Va. I think it was planned for the line to extend down to Ronoke. Some of this may have been some of...
... This was the old Valley Railroad which was chartered in 1866. It was originally intended to run from Winchester to Salem, but fell short of those goals....
If you are near Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has an extensive collection of historical information regarding railroading in the Shenandoah Valley. Dean in Cincy ...
I have noticed this same ROW while traveling along I-81 and planned to get pictures of it the next time I go by... If you have pictures of it, send them to me...
... NOTE: This story was in the November 14, 2002 Richmond Times-Dispatch Additional details about Richmond-North Carolina portion follow High-speed rail route...
This is wonderful news! Norlina, NC and points NE to Petersburg, VA, may see trains once again. This would be one of the largest "unabandonments" in the...
... VA, ... I am still a little surprised that there is no mention of the section of the former S-line between Main Street Station in Richmond south to ...
... Looking at the subject about the possibilty of the revival of the CSX's S-line, made me think of what if N&W had sold the Virginia Creeper line to a...
Hello, Does anyone know of any rail line abandonemtns where the tracks are still in place? I'm looking to do some exploring and am looking for track segements...
