Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Hartford City, Indiana
Recently removed road crossing. Note stranded railcars to the right.

Same city, same line a few blocks away:
WAS
NOW

KLM92 wrote:Good finds Krunch. There are abandoned rail beds all over Indiana and Ohio. Most got ripped out when Penn Central formed because they had lines that bypassed other lines. PC was mainly PRR and NYC (Huge rival companies) and then later New Haven, so when they merged they had a lot to get rid of. Hence a bunch of neat lines were abandoned.

UGH the worst merger in american history.
Near me we have the old Rock Island STL-KC line now only used between STL-Union Missouri by Progressive Rails Central Midland

last used crossing on the line
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 1,,0,-2.74

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 94,,0,2.39

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 3,,0,10.76

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 45,,0,7.87

old bridge http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 3&t=h&z=17

lost the track for a second but I found it again
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 3,,0,10.27

found a signal they left!!!!
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... .8,,0,8.65

I cant beleave these cases have been here since atleast the 80's and are torn to hell
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 98,,0,8.09

one of the few spots I dont see track
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 15,,0,9.91

Windsor, Missouri where (at one time) two main lines crossed MKT and CRI&P RR heres the rail-to-trail BS
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.53518 ... 33,,0,6.96

and heres whats left of the Rock
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.54326 ... 12,,1,8.92

thats all I'm digging up for now I can post more later there used to be A-Gated crossing signals out side of kc but i think there gone now.

SirKrunch wrote:Hartford City, Indiana
Recently removed road crossing. Note stranded railcars to the right.

Same city, same line a few blocks away:
WAS
NOW

Check this out:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 29054&z=15

I don't think that gate had moved anytime recently... they installed those wires directly in it's path!

cabman701 wrote:

SirKrunch wrote:Hartford City, Indiana
Recently removed road crossing. Note stranded railcars to the right.

Same city, same line a few blocks away:
WAS
NOW

Check this out:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 29054&z=15

I don't think that gate had moved anytime recently... they installed those wires directly in it's path!

I saw a video on youtube once where a gate whacked an over head power line cant find it anymore.

Kokomo, IN

Lights are bagged and turned, and "Tracks Out of Service" signs were added to the cantilevers

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 02411&z=19

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: thats all I'm digging up for now I can post more later there used to be A-Gated crossing signals out side of kc but i think there gone now.

I'm surprised how much of that track is still in place also... Here's two more that are barely hanging on.

SirKrunch wrote:

TRAINMANKIGHT wrote: thats all I'm digging up for now I can post more later there used to be A-Gated crossing signals out side of kc but i think there gone now.

I'm surprised how much of that track is still in place also... Here's two more that are barely hanging on.

yah a lot of bridges remain but track is all grown over, washed out and even been stolen in some places.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 06866&z=18

Jerry Thompson via WSOR Yahoo! Group wrote:WSOR has started brushing out the old C&NW rail line today, from Reed St. to Clifford St. Construction will begin soon on the NE portion of the future "WYE" track, so WSOR can have more siding capacity in Plymouth at this time. With the increased quarried rock traffic, they desire to get the 8 to 10 plastics cars off the main line and onto a new siding. This new siding will become part of the WYE when the entire rebuild project is completed.


Jerry Thompson, LUTCF, FIC
Financial Associate
Southeast Wisconsin Region

Trains will once again operate from Plymouth to Sheboygan. Plymouth-Sheboygan Falls has been out of service since sometime in the 1980s. Sheboygan Falls to Kohler was embargoed by UP in 2005.

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/L-P/Plymouth/

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/R-Z/Falls/

http://www.rxrsignals.net/Wisconsin/A-K ... /Highland/

Unfortunately, the wigwags in Sheboygan Falls and Kohler are already removed. Train traffic will return to the crossings, but with standdard flashing light signals.


Here's the former C&NW track at the Main St./Milwaukee St. intersection crossing in Plymouth:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... .7,,0,6.13


http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 53,,1,0.91

Looking west at Highway O. Yes, there are tracks in there somewhere!

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 5,,1,10.31

Highway M, east of Plymouth:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 9,,0,21.88

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 4,,0,11.66

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 31,,0,1.51

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=43.7 ... 64,,0,3.02

Ex Frisco line. But it has a teardrop! Guess I should post this in the teardop subject.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 45,,0,3.25

...and another. Split crossbuck too!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 66,,0,4.16

Geez. another!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8,,0,-3.45

gedunk wrote:Ex Frisco line. But it has a teardrop! Guess I should post this in the teardop subject.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 45,,0,3.25

...and another. Split crossbuck too!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 66,,0,4.16

Geez. another!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8,,0,-3.45

I know this line and if bnsf has there way most of these "defunct" railines will be abandoned and torn up soon