The railroad probably decided it wasn't worth rebuilding the rail line . If you were to watch videos here on UA-cam of washouts beginning and then spread out taking the ballast and washing it down stream . Theres probably another connection to get to the other end of that rail line . When railroads merge they will abandon rail lines that run close to each other . I worked for Union Pacific Railroad on the rail trains and we picked up a lot of rail lines that were not needed . That rail line y'all were on is welded rail so it was a good railroad with a lot of traffic . If you look at it again look at the rail for a date on the rail . There will be a year and has marks that indicate what month the rail was made . You might not really notice but there are low areas that flood and cause washouts . Cool video .
Thanks man, I never knew that, I saw on a forum somewhere that in 2017 BNSF put it in their rehabilitation program or something, but it’s 2024 and nothing
This looks like the abandoned section that went to the Achison swing bridge which crossed the Missouri River. (Achison is birthplace of Amelia Earhart) Both ends of this section are active lines still but must be competing lines since there doesn't seem to be another connecting spur in the area. (or possibly the local businesses that used the rails no longer need them.)
That’s because that’s literally where this is, we just didn’t go to the swing bridge, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in atchison over the last few years
The railroad probably decided it wasn't worth rebuilding the rail line . If you were to watch videos here on UA-cam of washouts beginning and then spread out taking the ballast and washing it down stream . Theres probably another connection to get to the other end of that rail line . When railroads merge they will abandon rail lines that run close to each other . I worked for Union Pacific Railroad on the rail trains and we picked up a lot of rail lines that were not needed . That rail line y'all were on is welded rail so it was a good railroad with a lot of traffic . If you look at it again look at the rail for a date on the rail . There will be a year and has marks that indicate what month the rail was made . You might not really notice but there are low areas that flood and cause washouts . Cool video .
Thanks man, I never knew that, I saw on a forum somewhere that in 2017 BNSF put it in their rehabilitation program or something, but it’s 2024 and nothing
This looks like the abandoned section that went to the Achison swing bridge which crossed the Missouri River. (Achison is birthplace of Amelia Earhart) Both ends of this section are active lines still but must be competing lines since there doesn't seem to be another connecting spur in the area. (or possibly the local businesses that used the rails no longer need them.)
That’s because that’s literally where this is, we just didn’t go to the swing bridge, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in atchison over the last few years