The great shame is that there won't be any railroad at all in South Miami Dade. The pols are all bought out by the highway and trail lobbies, who love seeing rail right of way pulled up and removed. The corresponding rail lobby is very weak in comparison and does more harm than good. I remember when this line and the FEC along South Dixie Highway (U.S.1) were both active. When the FEC line was pulled up in 1988, it was still in great condition. The segment through Dadeland was completely redone in the early 80's with new grade crossings, new crossing signals and cantilevers, concrete ties, and welded rail with lots of ballast. Metrorail was also built with its supports angling outward instead of going straight down. This added millions of dollars to the cost of this segment of the elevated line, and it costs more to maintain it here. This allowed the track to go under Metrorail. It was built wide enough to accommodate two tracks. In my opinion, it looks like they initially planned to keep the tracks in place but the lobbyists got to them quick. The busway that replaced the track cost 10 million dollars per mile and has been a failure in terms of getting good ridership. At roughly 3 million per mile per track, it would have been cheaper to have a newly built double track line all the way to Florida City. They could also have redone the Ludlam corridor all the the way to the Miami International Airport and still spend less than what they spent on the busway. Two new rock pits came into being just south of Florida City between U.S.1 and Card Sound Rd. that would have provided aggregate loads for trains, but with no track, all this is hauled by truck. The residents along South Dixie Highway want rail, not bus. Half-penny tax for rail transit was passed early 2000s and has raised almost 3 billion dollars. More than half of this has been confirmed to be going for highway projects and not rail. This could have paid not only rail to South Miami Dade, but also north along NW 27th Ave to Opa Locka. FECs Miami Springs yard has less than half the trackage it used to have, and there is no room to expand the intermodal facility there. Containers from the Port of Miami are filling up all available space along where NW 68 Ave is. If there is more traffic of this kind, there is no place to put it. The space between U.S.1 and Card Sound Road would be perfect for an inland container port and has plenty of room, and intermodal traffic from the Florida Keys and Southern Monroe County would be more practical. Rail is way better for the environment than highway.
Sad to see the tracks fade into history. Here in Nottinghamshire, England we had many freight lines serving coal mines. As soon as a line closed, the rails would be removed for scrap. Great videos RailROL. Look forward to more !
I've never been in favor of removing rails. I think it shows a lack of vision for the future. But then again, I am partial to trains... I'm glad my videos made it across the pond! Thanks as always for the views and comments, Stephen!
I'm glad to have the opportunity to share with you guys twice a week now. Get your popcorn ready as we head South! I think you will be in shock when you see the deterioration... Thanks as always for the views and comments, Danny!
Thanks for the Wednesday video. What a surprise. If the vegetation gets worse going south..it will be a jungle. Very sad. Glad u chose not to wade into it at this site. Stay safe.
I'm glad you liked it, Carolyn. Get your popcorn ready, it looks like the Amazon going forward! Thanks as always for your views and comments! Please keep 'em coming!
That was a great video. Whilst a running railway is the best option I do find it fascinating when bits are still present but starting to be overtaken by vegetation. Nature claiming it all back. Wonder what a future 10,000 years will look like.
That is a very interesting perspective, Geoff. Honestly, at the rate we're going, who knows if Planet Earth will even be around in 10,000 years! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I prefer the rails stay in place because at least that represents a shred of hope for them coming back to life. Removed rails have a 0% chance of resurrecting. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Glenn!
Man you weren't kidding that portion of the line is in horrible condition. Very sad and hard to see. I am happy to see we will be getting more videos! I miss the old Wednesday uploads looking forward to seeing what you have planned! Keep up the great work my friend and stay safe!
It is only going to get worse as we keep going South in the Series my friend. In some places, it is totally covered. Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
This is a very nice agricultural area. You gave me an idea, maybe l should start including a little bit of the scenery around the crossings in my vids. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
Nice video, thanks. Usually you give a little history on the line, when last used? Etc. you did mention implemented in 1926 but that’s about all. Keep em coming always watch on release date. Edward
I didn't go in depth on this one because since this is the 4th video in this series, I didn't want to keep boring you guys with the same explanation, I wrote all the history in the description. But you made reconsider, I might give the background in every video. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Edward!
It is sad to see a railroad die. It has a lot of history and you are helping to remember it. I just read in Railfan & Railroad Magazine about the sugar cane trains in south Florida. I'm hoping to visit them this winter. Its south of Seabring and they have a steam engine
A lot of shortline RR are losing way to trucking and outsourcing sadly enough. I caught the sugar train a couple of years ago...ua-cam.com/video/bDB1w4ry6uE/v-deo.html I think the steam loco was just for one day though? Thanks as always for the views and comments!
It's really just one long abandoned CSX line, the last 12 miles of the CSX Homestead Subdivision. I'm assuming CSX is using this as a tax write off! Thanks as always for the views and comments, David!
@@railrol82 If you ever passing thru or visiting my hometown Memphis Tennessee we should link up, I can show you some abandon railroad lines here also I love trains, Canadian National, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF and Amtrak comes here. If I ever in Miami I’ll let you know you can treat to cold one lol
I don't know if you have a house with a backyard RailRol82, but one of those signals would be cool to have set up and wired up in your backyard. It would be a fun conversation piece at a backyard BBQ.
@@railrol82 It might be able to fit in a pickup. I have a Ford F-250 with the 8 foot bed and it would. Too bad I don't live in Fla I'd help you out. I'm in the Washington DC area.
@@kman-mi7su Hey, my brother from another mother! I grew up a P.G. County street rat, but now I’m up in Washington County near Hagerstown. Lots less car traffic, but lots more trains!
You all should come up to New England, Boston, Maine area.. We have lots of old railroads with crossing signals around from what the 1930s and 1940s.. Some of the cross bucks that have the dots in the letters.. They are rusting and falling away but they are still here.. This stuff in this video is new compaired to what we have up north.
What's this, a new video on Wednesday? You done been hacked again? Glad to see that didn't happen! What's the deal with the markings at the crossing, I've never seen a cross hatch painted on the road like that before. So sad to see that track just sitting there unused. Keep up the good work and we'll keep watching!
LOL @ hacked again, new videos on Wednesday indeed, Mike. I was hoping you'd know the deal with those freshly painted crosswalks. I've been trying to figure that one out for a while. The vegetation gets more dense as we keep moving South. Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
So sad to see the tracks in that condition, and it’s even more eerie to see the crossing signal reduced to a skeleton like that. Forget upturned lights making it look like a pinioned drone, they’re just GONE! Welcome back to Wednesday’s, and I’m glad to see you’re watching your back out there-between fire ants, water mocs, and even the occasional gator, those abandoned lines can really be hazardous to your health! P.S. I love your backyard decor!
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, DD. As we keep heading South, it will be more and more depressing. I have a suspicion that the gone signals here might be due to theft because of the rest of the line, they're folded. Know what I mean? LOL You make this sound like an episode of Naked and Afraid, but yeah, you're right on the money though. Thanks for noticing the decor, I'm trying to get a signal in the mix too! Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
Wow this is amazing how over time the vegetation just grew and that the gates removed, etc. this is a very sad one but of course the old school pavement crossing is awesome. I’m glad you didn’t step over to the other crossing signal/ (removed gate). Nope you don’t want to encounter a water moccasin LOL
Yeah, in just a year it has taken a turn for the worse. I appreciate your concern, you never know what kind of crazy wildlife there is lurking over here! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I think that a train won't survive very long on these tracks, it would get derailed very quickly because of the rotted ties and missing spikes! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
There was probably a spur on the left side long long ago judging by how that dirt road angles so well towards the tracks and how similar in width it is to the rail line. Waste of infrastructure should be a Rail trail or a heritage trolly line.... or the best rails donated to a heritage line.
Maybe there could've been a siding, who knows. There were no satellite images in 1926 and there are no witnesses around for me to interview from the era. It is definitely a waste of infrastructure and shows a lack of vision for the future. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
You've showed us many, many abandoned crossings and tracks, and we appreciate that. Are you planning on showing us currently operating tracks, signals, bridges , stations and anything else, related to railroading? And, as another comment noted, your introduction was posted backwards. Thank you.
My intro was posted backwards? You mean on the video? I saw it and looked good to me... I plan to show you guys a mix of operational and historic stuff, as well as live trains and drawbridges from time to time as well. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Walter!
What I don’t get is, why is there no apparent thought of using these lines as commuter rail, at least from Miami to Homestead? There doesn’t seem to be any plan for any such extension south of the terminus(?) at Miami, yet if I remember Homestead has been a fast growing area since the closure of the AFB due to Hurricane Andrew.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. It would relieve traffic from our already congested highways, reduce accidents, and pollution. But it's never made it past the proposal stage. You might like this article... miami.curbed.com/2015/8/6/9933036/tri-rail-expansion-homestead-csx
Railrod82 you need to get of hold of the mayor of City of Homestead and the Director of the Railroad museum/Zoo in Miami to purchase or low lease the abandoned rail from the museum to Homestead start a tourist operation. To benefit the Museum and City of Homestead...Dinner train , rent a locomotive operation , etc Let keep the line active before CSX removes it. Get involve in local politics. Get signatures for a petition to service the rail at rail shows and other events..
That's not a bad idea at all, but it almost sounds like a full time job! Realistically, I think the only people that care about this line are my subscribers and me. I don't think many of the residents of Homestead know (or sadly even care about this historic line). Thanks as always for the views and comments, Jose!
@@railrol82 any time. I’d bring the speeder if I had enough money and if I lived in Florida lol. If you ever want a good speeder ride come up to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society in North East PA during Christmas at the station, if they open back up next year. They have speeder rides all weekend. The days are usually the weekend after thanksgiving and the weekend after that.
As for the rest of this series, I'm following the tracks to their end point near Florida City. But you just gave me a good idea, perhaps after I'm done posting the series, I will start working my North on the active crossings. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
LOL @ Life After People. Wow, I'd never thought of it like that... how quickly nature can wipe out all the existence of it so quickly. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 thanks for the content. I liked your work in Chicago. My father used to work at the Sun Times Newspaper. I grew up by an abandoned railroad in Wisconsin, so it’s good to see people like you documenting a railroad for future generations.
That is a great question. Put it this way, on my channel at this moment l have about 544 videos posted and maybe 3/4 of them involve abandoned railroads. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
That’s a lot of abandoned railroads I have about 614 videos posted and 1 of them is an abandoned railroad with autoracks. Your Welcome for the views and comments
As long as the rails haven't been removed, I have some hope. BTW, this Sunday I'm posting my 4 year anniversary Best of Video, it will be 55 min long... so get your popcorn ready!
too short for heavy rail, there is no light rail, either ag or non developed, gc obviously dosen't have the money, any deep pockets out there at all? just salvaging is going to cost biig bucks
You're right about salvaging going to cost big bucks. You got 12 miles of tracks with mostly rotted wooden ties, spikes missing, and tie plates out of place. Not to mention mowing and replacing crossing equipment. It isn't worthwhile for a RR to buy this for 2 potential customers (that currently use trucking). I don't know why CSX shot down Tri-Rail. Maybe their asking price is too high or they'd like to use it as a tax write off. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Well I did notice an old barrier behind you on the fence and the crossbuck with the lettering backwards, lol
Good eye on the backwards lettering... I like your attention to detail!
@@railrol82 Well, it was kinda obvious, lol.
The great shame is that there won't be any railroad at all in South Miami Dade. The pols are all bought out by the highway and trail lobbies, who love seeing rail right of way pulled up and removed. The corresponding rail lobby is very weak in comparison and does more harm than good. I remember when this line and the FEC along South Dixie Highway (U.S.1) were both active. When the FEC line was pulled up in 1988, it was still in great condition. The segment through Dadeland was completely redone in the early 80's with new grade crossings, new crossing signals and cantilevers, concrete ties, and welded rail with lots of ballast. Metrorail was also built with its supports angling outward instead of going straight down. This added millions of dollars to the cost of this segment of the elevated line, and it costs more to maintain it here. This allowed the track to go under Metrorail. It was built wide enough to accommodate two tracks. In my opinion, it looks like they initially planned to keep the tracks in place but the lobbyists got to them quick. The busway that replaced the track cost 10 million dollars per mile and has been a failure in terms of getting good ridership. At roughly 3 million per mile per track, it would have been cheaper to have a newly built double track line all the way to Florida City. They could also have redone the Ludlam corridor all the the way to the Miami International Airport and still spend less than what they spent on the busway. Two new rock pits came into being just south of Florida City between U.S.1 and Card Sound Rd. that would have provided aggregate loads for trains, but with no track, all this is hauled by truck. The residents along South Dixie Highway want rail, not bus. Half-penny tax for rail transit was passed early 2000s and has raised almost 3 billion dollars. More than half of this has been confirmed to be going for highway projects and not rail. This could have paid not only rail to South Miami Dade, but also north along NW 27th Ave to Opa Locka. FECs Miami Springs yard has less than half the trackage it used to have, and there is no room to expand the intermodal facility there. Containers from the Port of Miami are filling up all available space along where NW 68 Ave is. If there is more traffic of this kind, there is no place to put it. The space between U.S.1 and Card Sound Road would be perfect for an inland container port and has plenty of room, and intermodal traffic from the Florida Keys and Southern Monroe County would be more practical. Rail is way better for the environment than highway.
I was pleasantly surprised to see a RailRol82 video in my notifications.
And on Wednesday! Like the old days! Thanks Roly!
I appreciate that, Robert. Like the good old days indeed! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Nice to see you back to your old routine again.
Glad to be back and have this opportunity! Thanks as always for your views and comments!
Sad to see the tracks fade into history. Here in Nottinghamshire, England we had many freight lines serving coal mines. As soon as a line closed, the rails would be removed for scrap. Great videos RailROL. Look forward to more !
I've never been in favor of removing rails. I think it shows a lack of vision for the future. But then again, I am partial to trains... I'm glad my videos made it across the pond! Thanks as always for the views and comments, Stephen!
Awesome as always!!!
I'm flattered you think so, Robster!
I’m glad RolRol!
You know what would absolutely complete the scene? A big fat EXEMPT Sign. . .exempt you say? Yes, exempt from everything! LOLOL!🤣
LOL @ exempt from everything. I hope everything is well with you my friend! Thanks as always for the support.
Very cool Roly! Nice to have the Wednesday edition of Railroad Archaeology. Be careful, sure is a lot of traffic there. Stay safe! Cheers, Danny
I'm glad to have the opportunity to share with you guys twice a week now. Get your popcorn ready as we head South! I think you will be in shock when you see the deterioration... Thanks as always for the views and comments, Danny!
Love your videos!
I really appreciate you saying that, Dante! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Sad to see this track go to waste. The bell is an NEG electronic bell. 3 accidents, last accident was sometime in the 80s
I always look forward to your statistics, Colt! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Lol!!! Is the ghost train going to run over me???
I snorted my Gatorade at that one!
LOL I think the ghost train might get derailed with all that vegetation. Who knows what else is in there! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 Your aways very welcome.👍👍
Thanks for the Wednesday video. What a surprise. If the vegetation gets worse going south..it will be a jungle. Very sad. Glad u chose not to wade into it at this site. Stay safe.
I'm glad you liked it, Carolyn. Get your popcorn ready, it looks like the Amazon going forward! Thanks as always for your views and comments! Please keep 'em coming!
That was a great video. Whilst a running railway is the best option I do find it fascinating when bits are still present but starting to be overtaken by vegetation. Nature claiming it all back. Wonder what a future 10,000 years will look like.
That is a very interesting perspective, Geoff. Honestly, at the rate we're going, who knows if Planet Earth will even be around in 10,000 years! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Very Intwesting !!
Thanks as always for the views and comments, James!
Awesome video. Also sad to see that track in that condition
It's only going to get worse as we keep moving South in the series, Justin. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
If this was Canadian National the rails would already be removed.
Thanks for the tour!
I prefer the rails stay in place because at least that represents a shred of hope for them coming back to life. Removed rails have a 0% chance of resurrecting. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Glenn!
Man you weren't kidding that portion of the line is in horrible condition. Very sad and hard to see. I am happy to see we will be getting more videos! I miss the old Wednesday uploads looking forward to seeing what you have planned! Keep up the great work my friend and stay safe!
It is only going to get worse as we keep going South in the Series my friend. In some places, it is totally covered. Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
Wow it goes from that to this
In only a matter of years : /
Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I like the scenery behind you!
This is a very nice agricultural area. You gave me an idea, maybe l should start including a little bit of the scenery around the crossings in my vids. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
i love your fence dude, sorry for your channel too!
I'm flattered, thank you very much, Bacon! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 no problem, thank you for commenting back,
Love watching your videos z
Always a pleasure to read your comments!
a museum should buy the track and run tourist trains
Yes! Gold Coast RR Museum, listen to what Cade and the rest of my people are saying!
@@railrol82 tell the museum that
Hopefully they see my videos!
@@railrol82 email and/or call them
It's hard to make money on a Museum train they cost so much to maintain..
Nice video, thanks. Usually you give a little history on the line, when last used? Etc. you did mention implemented in 1926 but that’s about all. Keep em coming always watch on release date. Edward
I didn't go in depth on this one because since this is the 4th video in this series, I didn't want to keep boring you guys with the same explanation, I wrote all the history in the description. But you made reconsider, I might give the background in every video. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Edward!
I see it in the pavement. Thanks as always for your videos
I appreciate your continued support my friend!
Great video my friend!
Greetings from Croatia :-)
Thanks as always for the views and comments, HZ!
I wanna know if the bells are still there. If that’s the case, I’ll have to make a trip down there and get one of them for my custom crossing project
LOL Well, you didn't hear this from me, but this you have a bell buffet on all the crossings here! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Sweet, thanks man lol
I remember this crossing.
You've been a sub of mine for a while Aidan... Good memory! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
It is sad to see a railroad die. It has a lot of history and you are helping to remember it. I just read in Railfan & Railroad Magazine about the sugar cane trains in south Florida. I'm hoping to visit them this winter. Its south of Seabring and they have a steam engine
A lot of shortline RR are losing way to trucking and outsourcing sadly enough. I caught the sugar train a couple of years ago...ua-cam.com/video/bDB1w4ry6uE/v-deo.html
I think the steam loco was just for one day though? Thanks as always for the views and comments!
great video but also so sad 👍😢😮
Thanks as always for the views and comments, Brian!
RIP dismembered signal
RIP, they will be missed!
In Miami they sure do have a lot abandoned CSX railroad lines, the can bring them use as commuter rail line or walking trail
It's really just one long abandoned CSX line, the last 12 miles of the CSX Homestead Subdivision. I'm assuming CSX is using this as a tax write off! Thanks as always for the views and comments, David!
@@railrol82 you welcome I love watching your railroad stories of Miami every Sunday morning and now you do stories on Wednesdays even more awesome!
@@SuperDave30 That means a lot... I wish l could shake your hand and invite you to a cold one!
@@railrol82 If you ever passing thru or visiting my hometown Memphis Tennessee we should link up, I can show you some abandon railroad lines here also I love trains, Canadian National, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF and Amtrak comes here. If I ever in Miami I’ll let you know you can treat to cold one lol
@@SuperDave30 I'm not traveling due to covid until further notice, but I'd love to visit Memphis one day. I hear they have great BBQ there!
Glad you are back on Wednesdays always interested in seeing how things have changed over the years
Put on your seatbelt, the rest of the ride South is about to get crazy! Thanks as always for the views and comments, Alfonse!
I don't know if you have a house with a backyard RailRol82, but one of those signals would be cool to have set up and wired up in your backyard. It would be a fun conversation piece at a backyard BBQ.
LOL Yeah, good suggestion, but I'd need a flatbed to get it to my backyard! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 It might be able to fit in a pickup. I have a Ford F-250 with the 8 foot bed and it would. Too bad I don't live in Fla I'd help you out. I'm in the Washington DC area.
@@kman-mi7su But that mast is about 16 feet tall or more!
@@kman-mi7su Hey, my brother from another mother! I grew up a P.G. County street rat, but now I’m up in Washington County near Hagerstown. Lots less car traffic, but lots more trains!
Or better yet, you could get an old "wig wag" signal for the backyard! That wouldf be beyond cool.
Looks like you get a heck of allot of rain over there to make all that green to grow like crazy.
We've been getting slammed for about 3 weeks. How are you guys doing over there?
@@railrol82 Dry with no rain in sight.
What more can a person ask for lol.
You all should come up to New England, Boston, Maine area.. We have lots of old railroads with crossing signals around from what the 1930s and 1940s.. Some of the cross bucks that have the dots in the letters.. They are rusting and falling away but they are still here.. This stuff in this video is new compaired to what we have up north.
Wow, I would love to see that. I've always wanted to see those old NE towns like Cape Cod and such. I bet they're full of history.
I love your videos
I also noticed I. Intro you were on a csx with an 1986 paint scheme, blue and grey were awesome colors!!!
That locomotive was an old FEC GP. I'm not sure if it was a former CSX. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Wow cant even see the tracks anymore that's the sad part of abandoned railroads
Yeah
If you think this is bad, wait until you see the upcoming videos going South on this track. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Your welcome! New subscriber
@@TrainsofChicagoland I really appreciate that, thanks!
Anytime
Long Time No See!!
All good here, back to posting Wednesdays and Sundays. Hope all is well!
Nice nature
Thank you as always for the views and comments!
What's this, a new video on Wednesday? You done been hacked again? Glad to see that didn't happen! What's the deal with the markings at the crossing, I've never seen a cross hatch painted on the road like that before. So sad to see that track just sitting there unused. Keep up the good work and we'll keep watching!
LOL @ hacked again, new videos on Wednesday indeed, Mike. I was hoping you'd know the deal with those freshly painted crosswalks. I've been trying to figure that one out for a while. The vegetation gets more dense as we keep moving South. Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
So sad to see the tracks in that condition, and it’s even more eerie to see the crossing signal reduced to a skeleton like that. Forget upturned lights making it look like a pinioned drone, they’re just GONE!
Welcome back to Wednesday’s, and I’m glad to see you’re watching your back out there-between fire ants, water mocs, and even the occasional gator, those abandoned lines can really be hazardous to your health!
P.S. I love your backyard decor!
And this is just the tip of the iceberg, DD. As we keep heading South, it will be more and more depressing. I have a suspicion that the gone signals here might be due to theft because of the rest of the line, they're folded. Know what I mean? LOL You make this sound like an episode of Naked and Afraid, but yeah, you're right on the money though. Thanks for noticing the decor, I'm trying to get a signal in the mix too! Thanks as always for the views and comments! Please keep 'em coming.
Wow this is amazing how over time the vegetation just grew and that the gates removed, etc. this is a very sad one but of course the old school pavement crossing is awesome. I’m glad you didn’t step over to the other crossing signal/ (removed gate). Nope you don’t want to encounter a water moccasin LOL
Yeah, in just a year it has taken a turn for the worse. I appreciate your concern, you never know what kind of crazy wildlife there is lurking over here! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
It takes a year less, your welcome as always!! The wildlife in FL is different then here! LOL
I saw some abandoned railroad crossing
Sadly, there's a lot of them! BTW, this Sunday I'm posting my 4 year anniversary Best of Video, it will be 55 min long... so get your popcorn ready!
Cool but sad video. God csx just loves to abandon tracks.
You're right about CSX. I hear this is happening all over the US.
Thanks as always for the views and comments, Celio!
I’d love to just see a train come through there and just bulldoze down all the crud on and growing on the tracks 😇
I think that a train won't survive very long on these tracks, it would get derailed very quickly because of the rotted ties and missing spikes! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
There are Water Bees on those abandoned RailRoads?
I don't think there are. I'm under the impression that bees can't swim. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
There was probably a spur on the left side long long ago judging by how that dirt road angles so well towards the tracks and how similar in width it is to the rail line. Waste of infrastructure should be a Rail trail or a heritage trolly line.... or the best rails donated to a heritage line.
Maybe there could've been a siding, who knows. There were no satellite images in 1926 and there are no witnesses around for me to interview from the era. It is definitely a waste of infrastructure and shows a lack of vision for the future. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Keep the Content Coming I'll keep coming back for more at least your doing Videos Wednesday again!
Long time no talk, Sega! Hope you are doing well. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
@@railrol82 I'm doing ok just been Busy the Last Few Months that's all!
@@TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp Gotcha! Keep on keepin' on!
@@railrol82 yeah I will! Thanks for Tip!
What’s this? A Wednesday Railroad Archeologist video!?!
Alright!!!
Yes sir! I'm going to try it out from now to the end of the year and see how it goes!
@@railrol82 Well....welcome back!!
@@RailfanNetwork It's a pleasure to be back and reading your comments. Thanks as always!
You've showed us many, many abandoned crossings and tracks,
and we appreciate that. Are you planning on showing us currently operating tracks, signals, bridges , stations and anything else, related to railroading?
And, as another comment noted, your introduction was posted backwards.
Thank you.
My intro was posted backwards? You mean on the video? I saw it and looked good to me... I plan to show you guys a mix of operational and historic stuff, as well as live trains and drawbridges from time to time as well. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Walter!
@@railrol82 The writing on the crossbuck is backwards.
@@railrol82 You are reporting what appeals to you. This is the strength of UA-cam. Keep it up.
@@walterfink9782 Good observation! I'm going to have to go back and look it in depth lol.
@@steveschlackman4503 Thank you for that!
Nice Video
Rail ROL82
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Thanks as always for the views and comments, Taslim!
What type of bell is that? A Siemens type 2 or General signal type 2, 1, or 3? Btw nice find. I think this might get removed soon. RIP
I'm not at all familiar with E-bells, Metra. I'm a mechanical bell kind of guy. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Well, it’s ok. I guess that it’s a GS type 2 E bells. I wonder what kind of bells is your favorite. I love ASC E bells and WCH e bells
What I don’t get is, why is there no apparent thought of using these lines as commuter rail, at least from Miami to Homestead?
There doesn’t seem to be any plan for any such extension south of the terminus(?) at Miami, yet if I remember Homestead has been a fast growing area since the closure of the AFB due to Hurricane Andrew.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. It would relieve traffic from our already congested highways, reduce accidents, and pollution. But it's never made it past the proposal stage. You might like this article... miami.curbed.com/2015/8/6/9933036/tri-rail-expansion-homestead-csx
Railrod82 you need to get of hold of the mayor of City of Homestead and the Director of the Railroad museum/Zoo in Miami to purchase or low lease the abandoned rail from the museum to Homestead start a tourist operation. To benefit the Museum and City of Homestead...Dinner train , rent a locomotive operation , etc Let keep the line active before CSX removes it. Get involve in local politics. Get signatures for a petition to service the rail at rail shows and other events..
That's not a bad idea at all, but it almost sounds like a full time job! Realistically, I think the only people that care about this line are my subscribers and me. I don't think many of the residents of Homestead know (or sadly even care about this historic line). Thanks as always for the views and comments, Jose!
Horrible, a tourist railroad should run on the tracks
I would definitely take a ride on it! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
It’s very disappointing to see those abandoned tracks- get a speeder car and ride the rails lol
If you bring the speeder, I'll bring the camera! lol
Thanks as always for the views and comments, RC.
@@railrol82 any time. I’d bring the speeder if I had enough money and if I lived in Florida lol. If you ever want a good speeder ride come up to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society in North East PA during Christmas at the station, if they open back up next year. They have speeder rides all weekend. The days are usually the weekend after thanksgiving and the weekend after that.
railrol82 what I don't understand why csx abandoned the homestead subdivision.
Good question, Anthony. Because they don't have any more customers on the line. All the companies use trucking now!
Will you eventually go to the beginning of the line in Miami?
As for the rest of this series, I'm following the tracks to their end point near Florida City. But you just gave me a good idea, perhaps after I'm done posting the series, I will start working my North on the active crossings. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Was that double tracked at one time?
No, it was always single track. There was never any volume/demand for double. Thanks as always for the views and comments, CMP!
Next on “Life After People.” But, in all seriousness, it’s amazing how nature can erase the existence of a railroad over the course of a decade.
LOL @ Life After People. Wow, I'd never thought of it like that... how quickly nature can wipe out all the existence of it so quickly. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 thanks for the content. I liked your work in Chicago. My father used to work at the Sun Times Newspaper. I grew up by an abandoned railroad in Wisconsin, so it’s good to see people like you documenting a railroad for future generations.
CROSSING
Indeed! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
looks very old
1926 lol. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Why do they do new Pavement markings on the street
Chris, that is a very interesting question. I've been trying to figure that one out since the day l filmed this lol.
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My thoughts exactly! Thanks as always for the views and comments, Glenn.
How long has it been abandoned for.
It was used for storage until 2016, officially abandoned in March 2019.
How many abandoned railroads have you’ve seen
That is a great question. Put it this way, on my channel at this moment l have about 544 videos posted and maybe 3/4 of them involve abandoned railroads. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
That’s a lot of abandoned railroads I have about 614 videos posted and 1 of them is an abandoned railroad with autoracks. Your Welcome for the views and comments
Another abandoned railroad
This one gets more intense as we keep heading South in the series! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
The interesting RailROL82. Your Welcome for the views and comments
@@csxtrainfan319 Good one lol
IKR
How dod you found these crossings
Whenever I go somewhere, I always check out Google Maps before so I know where they are. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Juno!
It definitely is Sad to see the Rails and related equipment left to Rot and Overgrow with Weeds. 👎
As long as the rails haven't been removed, I have some hope. BTW, this Sunday I'm posting my 4 year anniversary Best of Video, it will be 55 min long... so get your popcorn ready!
too short for heavy rail, there is no light rail, either ag or non developed, gc obviously dosen't have the money, any
deep pockets out there at all?
just salvaging is going to cost
biig bucks
You're right about salvaging going to cost big bucks. You got 12 miles of tracks with mostly rotted wooden ties, spikes missing, and tie plates out of place. Not to mention mowing and replacing crossing equipment. It isn't worthwhile for a RR to buy this for 2 potential customers (that currently use trucking). I don't know why CSX shot down Tri-Rail. Maybe their asking price is too high or they'd like to use it as a tax write off. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
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Gotcha! I appreciate the info. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
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Thank you very much!
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No one cares
@@gtavstepfordcounty1733 Actually, I was here first. But yeah, no one cares, lmao.
I dont care if yall care my opinions and freedom of speech
Thank you all for your views and comments! Please keep 'em coming!