Railroad Bridges, Before It's Gone Forever. White River Junction NH
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- :Exploring Abandoned Anything can be dangerous or Deadly without experience. I don't encourage anyone to enter any Abandoned structure. Not only is safety a concern, but often times its illegal and when possible, i seek out permission from the owner or local police. I simply go to document its history before it's gone forever and leave things the way I find them. I only take pictures and only leave footprints. I assume all the risks & responsibility before doing this. Please don't attempt to do this on your own. Their could be nails, Asbestos, Falling concrete soft floors, animals or other hazards. Thanks for Watching
Those magical words from post 10, "and this is where the adventure starts..."
My second thought? Wait what was that the stuff from the first part??
I agree!
I thought the same!
The west end of the old New Hampshire Northern.
Omg my stomach lurched when you went close to the edge on that bridge.
I'm from the UK and not to be mean or anything but the USA is not a country I had on my wish list of places to explore. However, since watching your videos over the last 18 months or so, I really want to visit these amazing places that you're kind enough to share with us. Your enthusiasm is highly infectious. Keep up the good work Post.
Love ya 🤗 x
US has many amazing places to explore, you could really find anything here because of how diverse the landscape is and the history
Sorry you felt that way. I grew up on the East coast of the US and now live in AZ and there are so many places to be see there and in between!
Remember the US is an absolutely massive country. It quite literally has some of the best national parks in the world. When I lived in Scotland it has it's really cool areas, well just take the area of Scotland and multiply it to the size of N. America, and then multiple the number of really cool areas by the same amount.
It is a little odd you kind of dismissed an entire country like that...
@@Yeoldyperson I'm put off by their gun culture 😬 America, or at least Post 10's bit of it looks awesome tho 👌
Me to
There’s a certain sense of calming nostalgia in Posts videos you just don’t get anywhere else
Ikr, sometimes I find that I fall asleep while watching!
Soothing voice
Could do audiobooks
Since you mentioned "low head dams" I've been watching YT vids on them and what makes them dangerous. It's super interesting. I definitely learned something today!
I shall be called grasshopper and learn thru the master post 10. Ok maybe I'll be cricket. It's a morning short on time. ❤
I went with some of my friends in November 2009 to Damascus, Virginia to ride up to Whitetop Station(we rented bicycles & the rental place provided transport by way of a van) to the beginning of the Virginia Creeper Trail(for us). When they were planning the trip, they told me the ride would be from Whitetop Station to Damascus, about 17 miles! I said to them, "Do you know the last time I rode a bicycle?" And it was not 17 miles. They informed me that it was mostly downhill, which it was. There were a few trestles & the way was very scenic. There were several people riding, some hiking & some on horseback. Not all were going toward Damascus. If you keep going past Damascus, it continues to Abington. I had never done anything like that before & I appreciate my friends for taking me there. I am thankful that many of the railroad tracks that are no longer in use, have been converted into trails.
Ah yes the abington branch made famous by the late Winston link
That sounds like a great day.
It's Abingdon boys, sorry. Source: I live 30 minutes from there
I’ve ridden the Virginia Creeper Trail three times from Whitetop down to Damascus. I love it!
I would write to those making the trail and ask them if they could keep some of the trackage in place in some sections to give people an idea of what used to run there
I think it would be great if they could find a way that bicycles and rail speeders could use them safely at the same time! (I think they're called speeders-they look like they would be so much fun to ride)
I can’t believe in today’s day and age that raw sewage is allowed to be discharged into rivers just because of high rainfall.
Totally agree. That’s a lot of sewage contamination. Is that even legal.
Ya, while this is true, get your degree in civil engineering, put in the time so you are senior enineer, win the bid to design for a particular system, and solve it. Of course then you'll have to sell your plan, so it will have to be cheaper than and or faster easier what's existing. I'm not trying to troll, just saying it's one thing to identify a problem, another quite different thing to solve it.
@@toddcaspersen8041 I think not dumping raw sewage into a river could be done without a degree.
@@mtjm and you think wrong since everything would have to be designed first in order to do what you say, which in turn would require people with degrees to do.
Dylan ... most of our engineering marvels still have remnants of ancient design and nobody has come up with a better way around this. A sewer plant usually has some excess capacity and a bit of storage but when that point is reached, then what? The choice is to have the excess flow all over within the plant (possibly causing a shutdown) or discharge it elsewhere. Since it's usually very little and seldom happens these days, guess what the obvious answer is?
I loved this! I'm in Ireland so I'll never get to go to those places so I really enjoy the beautiful scenes and history in your videos. Great job, thank you. Brendan.
Last train through this section was a detour train in 1982. After sitting dormant since 1975 or 1976. Awesome video man. I've walked across those bridges a few times.
That first structure you show looks like some type of liquid loading/unloading platform. Hoses are to small for water for a steam engine and it is cool that the telltale at 4:17 is still standing. That was to warn crew members that a bridge or tunnel was coming up. Back in the day rail cars had roof walks and this warned any crew member walking on top of the cars that they were coming up on a bridge or tunnel. Also at 12:00 that was the location of a water barrel in case a cinder from a steam engine landed on the bridge and started a fire.
Beautiful scenery.💚💚
I come here to watch videos of what normal should be. Thank you for a break from the crazy.
Probably fuel oil rather than water from those pipes. They've got screw-fit seals. No-one would've cared about water spillage, so water towers for steam locos don't have any kind of seal on the end of the pipes, certainly in Europe anyway.
That’s probably a terminal, where the tank farm would get oil/propane deliveries from the railroad.
I agree, and water pipes would be a lot larger in diameter
Thank you for the hike, exploring, and info! 👍
My grandpa's (1800's- 1970's) had worked for Northern Pacific/BNSF.
You probably know to never put your foot inbetween the narrow gap of rails that are next to each other. Though you might not see a train (or be near a building) those rails can close and trap whatever is between them.
Speeding trains can't stop in time, and ppl have died.
I can still hear Papa telling us, "don't take any 'dares' about putting your foot between the rails, don't race to drive across tracks in front of a train, if engine/car stops on the tracks, get out of the vehicle, stand as far as possible away from it." He'd been a jack-of-all-trades, and had fixed things until they could no longer be fixed.
It's interesting to see quality construction and cast iron culverts that had been made before "quality" lost over "profit".
Another great adventure! Stay safe!
Where on the northern pacific did he work?
Thank-you for the trip through yesteryear. I love the history and how fondly you speak of it. Keep up the GREAT work, Post.
Amazing how quickly nature takes over when left alone.
They should keep the original bridges, if it were me I would keep the rails and place but just put pavement on each side and in between them
Nice to start my Sunday with a beautiful and interesting walk! Thanks!
Really lovely places to go see, very interesting and thanks for sharing post10
Thank you for another interesting video. I home school my son and have been showing your videos to him as you have much knowledge on many things I feel is important. 🤗
Having fun exploring once again with Post 10. I wish I could walk so I could enjoy these kinds of adventures. Thanks good sir for taking us along. 👨🏻🦽
This was a very nice hike.
Thank you for sharing, Post 10
Perfect timing...a post10 video with my sunday morning coffee. Doesn't get much better than that!! Thank you post! Keep up the great work!!
Post 10 ....Great start to Sunday Morning !!!
Ive seen those double tracks on bridges before but had no idea thats why they were like that. Thanks Post10 !
Post 10 keep it up u r the Man . screw the haters... no one is out there doing what u do .. plus u keep it real..
This is a really cool video Postie. Nothing fascinates me more than old train tracks, bridges, stations and trains. I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
The beautiful greenery and water are mesmerizing. I learn a lot of things I never even thought of before. You're like a companion. Who knew I'd be following you through all sorts of wooded areas and culverts, exploring abandoned buildings. There are a few scary moments but it's altogether beautiful. Thank you.
You find all the cool spots I hate living in N.Y.C. Really appreciate you posting these videos.
I love living in NYC but I was so glad when they started planting more trees. I’m seeing animals I’ve never seen before like black and white wrens and mourning doves. I love watching the greenery in these videos.
14:58 If no one hears from post in a while, it must have had something to do with the person following him.
P.S. Nice track and I agree about that shed. Thanks for the video.
11:43 “a little scary when you look down but that’s why it’s best not to look down” bro that’s honestly such an inspirational quote in a sense.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing
Another solid video from Post 10. I couldn't help but think about scenes from the Movie Stand By Me when you're walking throughout. Some of it looked like actual filming locations!
Thank you for bringing us this very interesting and informative video, I am sure that the people who have been able to see the video will have appreciated it.
An interesting walk through the past. Cheers Brian! 👍😊🇺🇸
I live nearby this location and have driven through that one-lane bridge countless times. I never knew there's train tracks on top! Thanks for this interesting adventure and capturing a piece of history that will be gone someday.
Awesome video…….completely enjoyed seeing all the trestles and bridges 👍
love your videos please make more!!🥺🌸
Another fascinating and beautiful place. Thank you for sharing it with us. 😀😎👏
Just got 3 bee stings on that second bridge a few weeks ago. I am glad you had better luck. They do use that track for storage up to the stone arch. I wasn't aware they stopped using the train for fuel delivery. I was hoping they still did.
Very interesting, love your walks through the woods.
Very interesting stuff. Thank you for taking us adventuring with you. It's just what the doctor ordered. Safe travels to you.
Man I love it when you post a new video, always brightens my day!
Yet another brilliant video , Thankyou so much
Being a whitewater kayaker myself, I agree that low head dams can be very dangerous. That one low head dam right there is one that can be quite easily crossed in a whitewater kayak, without there being any risk of the kayak getting stuck in it. There simply isn't enough of a back wash that gets recirculated into the hole at the bottom of that dam for a kayak that is coming straight down that drop to be stopped and held.
Never under estimate stupid people.
👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing post10, take care
Great adventure Post. Be safe and look forward to seeing another adventure
thanks for documenting this stuff.
Glad to see they are creating a bike/hike trail. They did that in Dallas, with the Katy Trail.
What you were looking at was an unloading rack for propane or oil. The track is only long enough for one car. Two hoses are used so the smaller would be for liquid and the larger for gas. The liquid would be pumped out and the gas connection would allow the liquid level to fall without creating a vacuum over the load preventing the pump to pull the liquid. Propane and butane are easily liquified with pressure at normal temperatures. For a house or similar use, you want propane gas.
6:40 is a pump house. The siding shingles are asbestos. The low dam is to keep the pump intake underwater.
11:25 The section number or designation is under the angle bar but I see RE - ? AREA section OH is open hearth CARNEGIE - maker, mill USA 1941 the hash marks are the months so 6 or June
14:58 I think that may be the end-of-line marker for the trains. It was always just a red/orange rectangle. I've seen similar ones where I live. They don't have any text on them, they're placed in the middle of the rails. They just mark that the track beyond is unusable.
I've always wondered what those rails in the center of the regular rails are for at nearly all overpasses. Thanks for clearing that up.
That Shack building that you're standing next to and right next to the river and the dam that looks like a pretty good fishing spot I might have to come down there sometime and go fishing and there's also some pretty good fishing spots along the bike trail too
You were walking on 3 seperate sets of tracks.
@10:39, you filmed a 'switch', which is the standard way for trains to move to a different set of tracks. From what could figure, that switch was JUST prior to the bridge, allowing the train to be moved to different tracks.
If you had followed the tracks further, you probably would've seen each of the 3 tracks going in 3 different directions, thus depending on the origin and the destination, may require changing tracks.
The logistics of of moving trains is fascinating!
OH, BTW, If your train 'leaves the tracks' when you're on a trestle, you're screwed! There's no little 'notch' or 'groove' to stop you! You're going down!
U STILL DA MAN!!!
Love the vids!
Always interesting stuff from post 10.
Very cool video. It’s interesting how many abandoned rights of way up there have track still on them. Here in western PA as soon as a line closes they rip up the rails and ties right away.
Thanks for posting
I love these abondoned train tracks 😍👍🏻
Good morning! This is treat.
It was a very interesting video thanks post 10.
I love the adventure shows
I would like to slowly drive on this railroad with sam plow locomotive, choo choo. I like these kind of abandoned infrastructere places.
Thnx Post 10 for this video! You’re our explorer, saved me for a dull Sundayafternoon🙏🏻
You are in my neck of the woods. I knew right where you were and have driven those roads and under that train bridge many times. My mom was born and raised not far from there.
THANK YOU. 👍 😊
Great video thanks. Chris from England.
The EPA is trying to eliminate the combo storm water sewer pipes due to the issue you pointed out during heavy rains. I used to live in Chattanooga and during heavy rain raw sewage overflowed into the Tennessee River. The EPA gave the city a certain number of years to fix it.
Or that could have been a place where they would put water in passenger cars usually the passenger cars would have their own water tanks, and those tanks would usually have to be refilled
Hey this is Ram from Texas I enjoy what you do I'm stuck in bed with this cov19 crap just keep doing what you're doing
Awww feel better , I live in NYC and Covid was a living hell last year. Nobody here complains about masking .
13:57 in hydroelectric terminology that pipe is actually called a penstock
Pretty neat that you go to different states and explore! I rarely leave Texas!
15:00 Jeez, I almost messed my pants when you looked round and there was someone behind you!
I like seeing railroad tracks surrounded by trees
Beautiful area. So much to explore and so much history rotting away
LOL more like the U.S is a waste land of stupid planning.
It's always a good day when there is a new video!
Man as someone with mild acrophobia, when you looked down the first train bridge to the river, my stomach did some jumps!
That first bridge was in wow nice condition - I have crossed bridges that were definitely more run-down that were still running trains !!
I love the way Post pronounces the word “track.”
That was really nice. And we saw miss Post 10 too. :)
Stand By Me! Awesome video
rails to trails preserves the roadbed for future railway usage and it allows the unused roadbed to be used for trails
most people dont know that
Its supposed to preserve the railbed but once the trail goes in the NIMBY's will fight tooth and nail to keep the rails from coming back.
I can't believe the hoses were in that good of shape!
Hello Post10!
The pipes that ATT use for their wiring are known as Conduit.
*I deal with Fiber repairs daily*
This is such a cool video man, Love it!
Great video. Thanks for sharing
I got terrible poison ivy playing on these tracks as a kid. It's fun to see the Glenn Road bridge from the top.
Awesome footage and great discovery when was this railroad line abandoned and how much further would this bike trail go
Very interesting
That’s so cool to see!
Great video!!
👍👍👍👊😎
Thanks for telling me why there are extra rails on a bridge.
Very interesting!
I will have to take a walk on this abandoned Railroad and the bridges and trestles sometime
I love this video.
I wish we had those kind of creeks and streams here. Unfortunately they're the homes of water moccasins and alligators.
Not to mention the hundreds of Golden Orb Weaver spiders with their huge webs.
Tell me you're in Florida without telling me you're in Florida 🤣
@@boomer63 i live in florida and would take alligators over Brown River anyday....how the hell can those people be ok with dumping their shit in the waterways? fucking disgusting.
@@shadowsilverlight1651 Agreed!
Im gonna buy you a fiberglass handled potato rake for your beaverdam cleanups
Much stronger then those garden rakes
Those two extra rails in the middle on a railroad bridge are called "check rails"
hello post, great video. just got coffee ☕ and cookies 🍪 ( 4pm here). fits my mood perfectly! 🤗
This is a cool find. But oh my gosh I was so nervous seeing you explore this by yourself
No need. 14:59