Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Out of service tracks with an active crossing on them in Grand Island, Nebraska.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en

Doesn't look active to me?

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en

I was talking about the two tracks in particular! I even said that the crossing is active.

ToledoRailfan wrote:

ZachL wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Out of service tracks with an active crossing on them in Grand Island, Nebraska.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en

Doesn't look active to me?

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9272555 ... 6656?hl=en

I was talking about the two tracks in particular! I even said that the crossing is active.

Grade would have been a better word to use...

LARDLOGO wrote:https://goo.gl/maps/cEMEJnrHK5t

Amazing that that old CoG signal has managed to survive! He used to have a friend on the other side with a split crossbuck:
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.4133461 ... 1664?hl=en

freebrickproductions wrote:

LARDLOGO wrote:He used to have a friend on the other side with a split crossbuck:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

freebrickproductions wrote:

LARDLOGO wrote:He used to have a friend on the other side with a split crossbuck:

This is actually what I thought of when I typed that:

Here is an abandoned railroad bridge and the former right of way of a railroad in the Osage Nation in Oklahoma.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9220627 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.917284, ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8712469 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8637651 ... !1e3?hl=en

I came across this line while browsing Google Maps and Streetview of the Osage Nation. I came across it when I saw the symbols (don't know what else to call them) for railroad tracks, I went to streetview and I was confused as to why I couldn't find any, so I went to Google Earth view and I could clearly see where there was once a rail line.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.8664581 ... .26z?hl=en

So I headed over to Abandoned Rails.com and I found this line which was part of a Railroad known as The Midland Valley Railroad. There is little to know information about this line on the site which makes me more interested!

I went over to Wikipedia's article about this railroad and it has a significant amount of information, it doesn't have many sources but I think it kind of has a decent amount.

Here are some crossings on the B&O's Sandusky to Newark line. This line was filed for abandonment in 1975 and 1976 so it is crazy that these crossings are still there! I'd love to see these in person and actually explore the line (obviously not on parts on NASA property).
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3600525 ... !1e3?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3785833 ... !1e3?hl=en

Dang! There's still stretches of track! This is (was) part of a spur system for NASA.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3578055 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3576966 ... !1e3?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3575137 ... !1e3?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3545612 ... !1e3?hl=en

I'm amazed at how much of the former right of way is still visible!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3501576 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3413408 ... !1e3?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3598292 ... !1e3?hl=en

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3702436 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3767667 ... !1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3842754 ... !1e3?hl=en

Here is a photograph of one of the crossings, not exactly sure where it is located.

http://picture.abandonedrails.com/piolgug8.jpg

So what happens when you old train cars break free and try to go over a paved over crossing?
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4927798 ... 312!8i6656

See below.

Note: There was nobody aboard the cars and luckily no cars on the road when these came barreling through, so no injuries.