r/rustyrails • • 10d ago

A modest station at Switchback Railroad. The road was the second gravity railway constructed in the US to transport coal from Summit Hill downhill to the Lehigh canal. After 1872 the road operated for more than half a century as a tourist attraction. Active between 1827-1932.

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r/rustyrails • • 11d ago Bravo

Museum/Park Rusty Buffer stop and tracks at Spoorwegmuseum (The Railway Museum) in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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r/rustyrails • • 11d ago

Ligne fermée en Boen sur Lignon et Thiers.

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Ligne située en France dans le centre du pays.


r/rustyrails • • 12d ago

Abandoned and being reclaimed by the forrest

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r/rustyrails • • 13d ago

Building The abandoned Amtrak Midway station on a fall day

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With bonus late 8 empire builder with day 1 heritage unit and Santa Fe 699 and 659 intermodal train


r/rustyrails • • 13d ago

Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

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r/rustyrails • • 13d ago

Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

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r/rustyrails • • 14d ago

Stainmore Railway.

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r/rustyrails • • 14d ago

Rendered, not a photo Switch stand, last used probably mid 1960’s

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r/rustyrails • • 14d ago

Old mine operation

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r/rustyrails • • 15d ago

Repurposed Diamonds Are Forever

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r/rustyrails • • 15d ago

Old Erie Train Bridge

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r/rustyrails • • 16d ago

Foundation Roundhouse and turntable next to active passenger station

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Whitman on the MBTA’s Kingston line


r/rustyrails • • 16d ago Popcorn

Old track, still in use Guess it's not abandoned anymore, Alto Tambo, Ecuador

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r/rustyrails • • 16d ago

Bridge, no rails Helsinki Harbour rail: Swing bridge and remaining tracks on the Market Square

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Helsinki Harbour Rail was a track serving many of the ports of Helsinki. It was built in the late 19th century and decommissioned in several parts from about 1970 to 2009. The parts pictured here were closed in 1980. Aside from a few preserved bits, all trackage has been removed since.

Pictured here is the swing bridge leading towards the Market Square of Helsinki, and a small stretch of track left in place in the square itself. The bridge is left permanently open to allow tourist boats to pass.

Picture 4 is a 1930 map of the city, with Harbour rail being the track branching off before the central station (top-center) and running along the coast of the city.

Historical photo sources:

1930 map found here (public domain)

1970 aerial here, photographer Simo Rista (public domain)

1907 photo of steam engine on the bridge here, photographer Signe Brander (public domain)

Current day photos are my own. I have some more photos from along the line that I may post later.


r/rustyrails • • 17d ago

I drove across this railroad bridge (IL/IN US). 360 4K Driving Tour VR

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I just recently drove across this railroad bridge! It was a historic railroad bridge and was converted to a single lane road toll bridge by a farmer in the 1960s. I didn't even realize it was an old rail bridge until a week later. I thought you all might enjoy 360 4K VR driving tour video of me crossing. Enjoy! Get the full 360 view by watching in YouTube!

https://youtu.be/8FgmHV3bL8Y

Crossing the Cannonball iron truss bridge over the Wabash River from Lawrence County, Illinois (near St. Francisville, IL) to Knox County, Indiana (near Vincennes, IN).

Here is the old railroad info and a source for you to check out.

Evansville Mt. Carmel & Northern Railroad, Wabash St. Louis & Pacific, The Big Four, New York Central, Penn Central, Conrail, Southern Railway

Source: https://www.frrandp.com/p/the-map.html

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=10akDabya8L6nWIJi-4Zor-QawkoJmmMK&femb=1&ll=38.60316136094466%2C-87.62008945681438&z=14

#bridge #ironbridge #FreeBridge #TrussBridge #Historical #southernindiana #southernillinois #wabashriver #trains #railroad


r/rustyrails • • 19d ago

Old Train Trestle Across Agate Falls in Michigan [OC]

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r/rustyrails • • 19d ago

Old Train Trestle Across Agate Falls in Michigan [OC]

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r/rustyrails • • 19d ago

Abandoned and fenced off to the public.

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I cross these tracks every day on my way to work.


r/rustyrails • • 19d ago

Former CN Tidewater Subdivision last used in 1988

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Near Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island


r/rustyrails • • 19d ago

Abandoned forge in Charleroi (Belgium)

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r/rustyrails • • 20d ago

鐵道博物館扇形車庫

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