Exploring old railroad grades is good exercise and very interesting. I have walked alot of CGW and MSTL here in Iowa. I still see alot of bridge pilings and beautiful stone culverts
A pretty 😎 cool spot ! It forms a microclimate within the cut . A similar spot exists near me . Not a cut like this one but a " notch " cut into the bluff to allow for a " wye " to turn an engine consist around on . As a child I saw it used in the 60's . You would never know it's there now it is so overgrown . Biologically I think it qualifies as a " Fen " .
Beautiful place Nancy, great info too, very interesting. Love going for walks like this through the woods, it relaxing and clears my head. Have a good weekend Nancy👍🏼😁🇺🇸
Excellent video! I love Michigan Railroad history and this was very interesting to see. The work those men did back then is unimaginable, then to think about the conditions alone. Wow. The shame of it all is they ended up doing it all for nothing and died for nothing. Some people will print or post anything to get attention true or not. Just enjoy your journeys safely. 🚂💨💨💨 Some people today think we lived like we do now forever. No, we used to hang people, we do not now.
Cool finds!! I have a combination angle bar/tie plate in my collection that dates back to the late 1800s/early 1900s, that took a few modern-day track inspectors to determine what it was, and they have channels on UA-cam!!
Exact dimentions of a piece of rail (length not so important) would help settle the multiple weights of rail published in a number of accounts. Weights cited ranged from 40 pounds per yard to as high as 68 pounds per yard - 68 is yery unlikely until 20+ years later!
Fascinating, and so wonderful to just see the trees and the rocks and the little water. It's funny how history gets laid down, particularly when it comes to local history that is more story. Here, one of the stories from the past was "The Black Donnelly's". The history we were taught in schools about the events were based on two books by "historians" about a generation removed from the events. They were basically junk. I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that Yours Truly was once a purveyor of junk history: When I was a kid, pre-teen years, a bunch of us were walking along the London Port Stanley RR tracks, when someone asked if anyone knew how old the line was. I had previously noted the date stamps on the rails-- 1914-- and said that's when it was built, and conjectured it had something to do with the War Effort. Ha. Good guess, but in fact it was built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1914, I found out years later.
Mistakes are made Rod but to repeat over and over it soon becomes fact-and the history of this RR is too important to let inaccurate stories continue. You did what you thought was correct-you didn't write a book or do a UA-cam channel to make money off of inaccuracte statements.
I've watched this video, and the other video you did about this rock cut, many times over. The ground is uneven and very rocky. It doesn't look like a train, standard gauge or narrow gauge, would fit, at the narrowest point, through this rock cut. Look at trains today. Where a single track is used. Look how wide the area is where the track is. You have walked the track, and the area on each side of the track, is very wide. When you look at trains today, most cars, passenger or freight are at least 10' wide. I'm not a rocket scientist, but looking at this via your video, a train here, doesn't seem to work. Especially if the train derailed. All that rock would have been blasted farther apart, than it does here. I said my piece, Nancy. Just remember we weren't born yesterday.
With the track that you showed , it was a small scale. What did they haul or didn’t they get that far. Thank you for your great hike and information ! I enjoy all of your videos 😊 😊👍👍
Thank you Alvin-the train never hauled a load. WE think that is the track for the smaller engine that was brought to pick up the rails and ties. Everything was sold!
Quite the desolate area and that cut does not have a lot of room on either side for workers or equipment should you derail. Rocks this close to the tracks reminds me of Raton Pass except that track frequently curves. Even a length of 700 feet would be pushing it. The lightest rail I ever heard of was some found on the Milwaukee Road Sparta to Viroqua line that was 56 lb. Too bad these ATV folks are ripping up all this area there's enough natural erosion the way it is. As always a pleasurable walk into the world of history and there was one comment you made and when you finished a leaf fell down as if to put the period on the sentence. The thought of trying to operate out here in winter - no way!
I particularly like your videos. I plan on retiring from meijer in 2025 and moving up there.
Congrats! You won't be sorry-but our old low prices have shyrocketed!
Hello Nancy I just love the old History like this video so cool .Specially Railway places like this . Keep it up . Be safe . 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Robin out .
Thanks nancy for your awesome videos, thanks !!!
As always I certainly enjoy the MI scenery and listening to your narration.
Exploring old railroad grades is good exercise and very interesting. I have walked alot of CGW and MSTL here in Iowa. I still see alot of bridge pilings and beautiful stone culverts
Very interesting stuff
Very interesting info I really appreciate all your efforts !!! Thanks
It is my pleasure oofda!
Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. That tinkling brook is one of my favorite sounds.
Mine as well!
My favorite natural sound
Beautiful scenery and I always enjoy the extra info.
Thanks Nancy!
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Thanks for watching George!
Thanks for the history lesson, it's beautiful up there 👍
It is Andy!
Beautiful and interesting love your videos
Thanks Barbara!
Cool beautiful country too looks old too amazing and enjoying watching too AWESOME VIDEO Nancy ❤
Thanks Don!
A pretty 😎 cool spot !
It forms a microclimate within the cut .
A similar spot exists near me .
Not a cut like this one but a " notch " cut into the bluff to allow for a " wye " to turn an engine consist around on . As a child I saw it used in the 60's . You would never know it's there now it is so overgrown . Biologically I think it qualifies as a
" Fen " .
Beautiful place Nancy, great info too, very interesting. Love going for walks like this through the woods, it relaxing and clears my head. Have a good weekend Nancy👍🏼😁🇺🇸
Thanks so much
Excellent video! I love Michigan Railroad history and this was very interesting to see. The work those men did back then is unimaginable, then to think about the conditions alone. Wow. The shame of it all is they ended up doing it all for nothing and died for nothing.
Some people will print or post anything to get attention true or not. Just enjoy your journeys safely. 🚂💨💨💨
Some people today think we lived like we do now forever. No, we used to hang people, we do not now.
Thanks Dennis B!
Future grand canyon of the yoop:)
Cool finds!! I have a combination angle bar/tie plate in my collection that dates back to the late 1800s/early 1900s, that took a few modern-day track inspectors to determine what it was, and they have channels on UA-cam!!
Wow!
Exact dimentions of a piece of rail (length not so important) would help settle the multiple weights of rail published in a number of accounts. Weights cited ranged from 40 pounds per yard to as high as 68 pounds per yard - 68 is yery unlikely until 20+ years later!
Not sure we will be back with all the snow expected!
Fascinating, and so wonderful to just see the trees and the rocks and the little water. It's funny how history gets laid down, particularly when it comes to local history that is more story. Here, one of the stories from the past was "The Black Donnelly's". The history we were taught in schools about the events were based on two books by "historians" about a generation removed from the events. They were basically junk. I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that Yours Truly was once a purveyor of junk history: When I was a kid, pre-teen years, a bunch of us were walking along the London Port Stanley RR tracks, when someone asked if anyone knew how old the line was. I had previously noted the date stamps on the rails-- 1914-- and said that's when it was built, and conjectured it had something to do with the War Effort. Ha. Good guess, but in fact it was built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1914, I found out years later.
Mistakes are made Rod but to repeat over and over it soon becomes fact-and the history of this RR is too important to let inaccurate stories continue. You did what you thought was correct-you didn't write a book or do a UA-cam channel to make money off of inaccuracte statements.
I've watched this video, and the other video you did about this rock cut, many times over. The ground is uneven and very rocky.
It doesn't look like a train, standard gauge or narrow gauge, would fit, at the narrowest point, through this rock cut. Look at trains today. Where a single track is used. Look how wide the area is where the track is. You have walked the track, and the area on each side of the track, is very wide. When you look at trains today, most cars, passenger or freight are at least 10' wide.
I'm not a rocket scientist, but looking at this via your video, a train here, doesn't seem to work. Especially if the train derailed.
All that rock would have been blasted farther apart, than it does here. I said my piece, Nancy. Just remember we weren't born yesterday.
With the track that you showed , it was a small scale. What did they haul or didn’t they get that far. Thank you for your great hike and information ! I enjoy all of your videos 😊 😊👍👍
Thank you Alvin-the train never hauled a load. WE think that is the track for the smaller engine that was brought to pick up the rails and ties. Everything was sold!
Would love to visit this location. Can you provide any directions?
Quite the desolate area and that cut does not have a lot of room on either side for workers or equipment should you derail. Rocks this close to the tracks reminds me of Raton Pass except that track frequently curves. Even a length of 700 feet would be pushing it. The lightest rail I ever heard of was some found on the Milwaukee Road Sparta to Viroqua line that was 56 lb. Too bad these ATV folks are ripping up all this area there's enough natural erosion the way it is. As always a pleasurable walk into the world of history and there was one comment you made and when you finished a leaf fell down as if to put the period on the sentence. The thought of trying to operate out here in winter - no way!
Ane nothing from the Bay to Champion should there be trouble!