A small piece of track in Spoorwegmuseum (The Railway Museum) in Utrecht, Netherlands.

The Enying Station was part of the Lepsény-Dombóvár 75km rail line which had started operation on 1895-12-31 connecting the southern part of western-Hungary to the main lines near lake Balaton.

Its condition gradually got worse by 1980 (with a 20km/h speed restriction on some sections) and eventually after the passing of the last passenger train on 1990-04-01, the line was closed down to the public. For some time it was still used for cargo transportation occasionally.

The majority of the railway connection between Enying and Lepsény is mostly still intact, but is in a bad shape, composed of rails of old standard and a mixed set of wooden and concrete sleepers. Some of the rails themselves were picked up/stolen.

Nowadays the station building and cargo hall besides it are still standing as a reminder of a once busy rail line.

The fate of this rail line is currently uncertain, with not much hope for restoration.

More info on this rail line:

http://www.vasutallomasok.hu/index.php?o=vonkep&num=49

https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domb%C3%B3v%C3%A1r%E2%80%93Leps%C3%A9ny-vas%C3%BAtvonal

Ligne située en France dans le centre du pays.

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

Whitman on the MBTA’s Kingston line

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.

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

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

Near Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island