Remnants

[MountainMan]

In my personal collection, I call these "Shadows of Time":

This is what is left of Radiant, Colorado, again with about a mile of my home. The image has been titled to exaggerate the surface features so that the foundation shadows can be seen.

Note the old railroad cut across the top of the image which goes to a long gone mine, and note as well the traces of the old spur that branches off to the left and down. The cut goes West to cross the old trestle, now filled in, on the street appropriately named "Trestle Street".

You cannot see Radiant any longer - a oil well has been drilled where these few ghostly remains once were visible.

[Lester Perry]

I have several . First I will go to Peach creek (Logan WV.) This yard in it's day sent out an average of 28 coal trains a day.









Oops that was when it was active







Now Hinton WV

[ezdays]

Some of these pictures are really sad to see. I don't think there's anything more sad than this depot in Winslow, Arizona. Notice the ticket windows are covered over in sheetrock and the benches appeared to be two church pews nailed to the floor with strips of wood.
   

The schedule board does show inbound and outbound trains though
   

[RobertInOntario]

My family & I were hiking on another "rail trail" (abandoned rail line now converted to a hiking trail) on the weekend. This was part of the GART (Goderich to Auburn Rail Rail ... see <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown/goderich.htm">http://webhome.idirect.com/~brown/goderich.htm</a><!-- m -->) -- it's an abandoned Canadian Pacific line. There were several interpretive signs along the way, showing where an old CPR station used to exist. We also crossed an excellent footbridge with great views over the Goderich Harbour.

[e-paw]

RDG roundhouse on the Bethlehem branch just off of rt 78.    

[cn nutbar]

Here's a remnant in Pennsylvania that I took a couple of years ago while on a railfanning trip with Charlie and Doctor Wayne---I need some help from Charlie to identify the location

[eightyeightfan1]

Here's some from the Hew Haven, Naugatuck Line. all these pictures were taken in the early 1990's

Switchstand in East Litchfield, Ct. There was a station at this point at one time. Both the station and the switchstand are gone.
   

Spring Street bridge in Torrington, Ct. Builders plate says 1907.
   
Another bridge outside Burrville, Ct., south of Winsted. There is a walking trail that uses this bridge now.
   

Old Naugatuck Line Right Of Way between Burville and Winsted. Now part of the above mentioned walking trail.
   

Tanks from old tank cars. There was a fuel oil distributor that the New Haven services not to far from here. These are also gone as the Connecticut DOT has built a salt shed on this spot.
   

[ezdays]

Here's a few more shots around the Winslow, Arizona depot. I don't know who is responsible for restoring or maintaining these passenger cars, but they need to pay more attention to the inside of the depot and perhaps make the inside of these cars accessible, now that the adjacent La Posada Hotel (a former Harvey House) has been restored.
   
   
   

[MountainMan]

So sad, for so many reasons...

[Charlie B]

Here's a remnant in Pennsylvania that I took a couple of years ago while on a railfanning trip with Charlie and Doctor Wayne---I need some help from Charlie to identify the location

Those are just north of Wampum Pa on the old PY&A line (PRR)

[cn nutbar]

Thanks Charlie---here's another Pennsylvania remnant---the Gallitzin tunnel

[MountainMan]

Probably one of the most famous tunnel "remnants" in railroad history - the Alpine Tunnel:


The approach to the tunnel portal - 11,400 feet

Stopped at the Palisades - then:

Stopped at the Palisades - now:

Steady nerves and a rugged 4WD take the place of the old iron horses of yesteryear:

Still doing remarkably well:

[Charlie B]

This is what is left of the Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad bridge over Beaver Creek near West Point, Ohio, just southeast of Lisbon.
This is the North pier.    
with the two other piers I'm guessing it was a 3 girder span.        
Then there was the abuttment on the south end.    
and the overall view.    
The railroad was an interurban and there are a couple of steeple cab locomotives that survive today.
Charlie

[ngauger]

Great Pics!!

[sailormatlac]

Interesting thread!

In my area, on old Quebec Railway Light & Power's Citadel Division (ex-CNR Murray Bay Sub), except old folks, most people ignore there was an extensive electric interurban service there. Everything that could be destroyed, removed or burned down was erased in a drastic way. All stations, about 12 of them and 40 flag stop, were demolished by 1978. When I was a kid, I thought it was a boring area until I stumbled upon a bad photocopy of Omer Lavallée's brochure (1959) in the presbytary's library. What a shock!!!

The only significant remnant is the concrete and stone foundations from the hydraulic powerhouse. Most people think is it a retaining wall.

This picture shows the site of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica Station (it was on right, a large stone building 60' x 40', two storey). If your eyes are good, you'll see a linear crack in the asphalt near the track. Exactly the size of a sidewalk. It is the remnants from the elaborated concrete passenger platform. I worked there when I was a teenager, a lot of european tourists would wait there thinking the train to Quebec City was coming!!! The last one was in 1959!!!



The same area seen from the other side.



This one is the stone foundation of the Electric Substation in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (buitl circa 1900). It was still complete ten years ago, but slowly disintegrate. On the other side of the track was a small fondation building with a lot of pipes and electric ducts. Don't know its use...



The best thing and the most unknown are the QRL&PCo roundhouse foundations. The pit was filled, but you can still see the walls from the supermarket parking lot. It was a three-stall building. In front of it was a car shop, also three stalls, it survived until the early 1980's according to some pictures I saw.

South wall (roundhouse side)


East curved wall (roundhouse rear)



Matt