The Last Railroad Crossing in Miami & A Surprise
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- This is the last railroad crossing in Miami Dade County, Florida as there are no more railway crossings West of here. It is also the last crossing on the CSX SXG spur at Krome Avenue right before it curves into the Conrad Yelvington rock quarry adjacent to the Everglades near US 41. There is only one CSX train in Miami which would be local rock train O721 and it is the one that comes from the Hialeah Yard South to here. At the Sterling wye near Gold Coast railroad museum they turn West and follow the train tracks to the end. If instead of going West, they kept going South, they'd go into the abandoned portion of the Homestead Subdivision after SW 137th Ave. Besides CSX, FEC is the only other freight train you'd see in Miami aka the 305 as locals call it! There is no BNSF or Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern here. As you go North of here, CSX shares trackage with Amtrak and Tri rail on the SFRTA line ( South FL Regional Transportation Authority ). The surprise is the Santeria ( Afro Cuban religion which is worship of the saints and one sacrifices whatever it may be to them ). In this case it is a chicken and coconuts.
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The VooDoo Chicken has a bad attitude! He don't give a flying cluck mon!
I'll be hitting you up for one of these pretty soon, bro. It's damn near obligatory at this point.
@@robertscharlow LOL No such thing as obligatory with me my friend. Your continued support and brotherhood we share is more than enough with me! Now if you want to look dapper, that is a different story! Hope all is well with you and the fam mi amigo!
@@RailfanNetworkLaughed at that.
Ah Sunday morning, coffee with Baileys and RailROL 82 😊
I'm flattered to be part of your Sunday morning ritual, my friend. You're a man of good taste. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Abandoned and railroad are words together that break my heart. GREAT JOB mapping my friend!!!
Great minds think alike, Lars. I'm right there with you. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks as always for your views and comments!
Love to see large crossings like that, pedestrian crossing are rare to find in certain areas
Nice video! I love the pedestrian gates! 👍
You have good taste in crossings my friend! Thanks as always for the views and comments, J.
Interesting information as usual and a lot of history keep up the good work
I'm glad you liked it, Alfonse. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Wow an active csx track, well that's something you don't see everyday. Good video.
LOL Good one Celio. I like the way you think! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
For being Miami im kinda suprised that there is farms/forests on both sides . That crossing sure looks unique especially with the error with the track sticker. As always a great video to start a great day, have a nice week man .
Cuz it’s not really in Miami. It’s in Rural Unincorporated Miami Dade county. The closest city to this part is actually Doral, not Miami.
That is WAY western Miami-Dade County. "Civilization" hasn't quite gotten out there-yet.
Hey Roly, love what you do! Just to add some more info to you vid… The main customer at the end of that line that receives the most cars is Cemex. CSX drops of the cars at Cemex quarry and then Yelvington goes with their locomotive over to Cemex and picks up a small number of loaded cars. So Cemex receives empty’s and ships out loaded processed rock and Yelvington receives specialty rocks and ships out empty. Cemex has an old SW7 locomotive and Yelvington has an old Alco S-2 and a GP38-2.The main locomotive they use the is the GP38-2 which they lease from
Progress Rail. We service Cemex’s and Yelvington’s locomotives so I should know. Plus there is another crossing that is further west in Cemex’s property that has an information tag so that actually might be the most western crossing. Maybe we could catch up one day and I’ll show you around.
Keep up the good work. 👍🏼
There also was/is an ALCo RS-1 there. Conrad Yelvington has plants all over Florida so locos do get moved around on occasion. Both the ALCos and the GP are visible in Google Maps satellite view.
I'm in denial and barely wear my reading glasses, I thought those locomotives in the aerial view belonged to CSX. As always, thanks for the info, gents!
Yes, that RS-1 Alco is still there. It’s just rotting away since they retired it years ago. They once had a GP30 and shipped that one up to one of their facilities in north Florida. Most of these private industries still have old historic locomotives still running doing what they were built for. They sure don’t make them that tough anymore though!
@@southernmotivepowerllc.3353 You're right, they sure don't make them like that anymore! It must be quite a site to see. Hope you're having a great week my friend!
Have a great week, Roly. Awesome crossing. Great description.
Thank you so much, Sarah! I really appreciate that. Have a great week as well!
@@railrol82 Will do. See you soon, Roly. 🚆🚂🚞🚃🧡😘
Well done my friend, great video!
Best regards from Croatia :-)
Thanks as always for the views and comments, HZ!
ooOOOooo! Very very cool RailRol! I am a little late, but im here! Keep up the fantabuloustastic work mate
Hey my friend! Long time no talk. Hope all is well. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 Hey! Yeah... it has been a while... great to chat again though :D No problem!
p.s, how you been?
@@ethanthevictorianrailfan7030 All good here my friend, can't complain. How about you?
@@railrol82 Thats great :) Yeah im alright, living the online-school life haha thanks for asking :)
Great video railrol where I live there one crossing have big crossing gates
I'm starting to notice more and more big Crossing gates. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
G stands for GPC spur. Used to serve General Portland Cement
That's my dawg, Tolga! I looked far and wide for this information and came up dry. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us and for your support of my channel!
Well done sir, Well done.
I'm honored to read your kind words! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Interesting video. Might we see one of crossing in use? Love your fan club too!
That is a spectacular idea, Robert! I like it. I will try my best to catch a train here. I appreciate the suggestion and feedback about the fan club. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Excellent
Coverage
🍂🌱🇮🇳🍂🌱
Thanks as always for the views and comments, Taslim
great video
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Brian!
Great vid! Subscribed.
I really appreciate that, 2x! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I Love The Pedestrian Gates But Where Is The Emergency Contact Information Just In Case If The Lights Malfunction?
Great as always
Hope all is well my friend! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
What the heck is it about the short pedestrian gates that makes them so darned interesting? That having been said, I can tell you the reason for the longer one on the other side is because of that double pedestrian path-the gate arms need to be longer to compensate. And the voodoo chickens are back! We haven’t seen those in a while, so that’s interesting (and probably pretty smelly at this time of year-yuck!). And knowing that this is now the end of the (active) line is kinda sad, especially when you know how it used to stretch so much farther! As always, great work and stay safe, Roly!
I thought it was just me... Pedestrian crossings have this mystique about them lol. I can't quite put my finger on it. YES! Imagine a late summer morning in Miami with a scorching 92*F and those decomposing chickens just letting it all out. You called it lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the double feature. Hope you and the hubby are well!
@@railrol82 Could be worse-try a 95-degree day here and the fire department getting a call to assist the rescue squad with a “code gray” call (meaning a dead body) when the squad either needs to borrow our air packs or they need us to ventilate the place. Either of those mean only one thing-the corpse in question has been…let’s just say “aging” awhile. It’s even worse than the voodoo chickens! Sorry to give you that unpleasant mental image, but I figured I’d throw that one out there for perspective. Stay safe out there, Roly!
Great video
Thanks as always for the views and comments, TB!
Well, if they don't know what to do with the money, why not give it to the poor.
Great video as always buddy : )
No……..
I agree, the sensible thing would be to give it to the poor! But there is too much politics involved. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Douglas and CL!
👍 Super video
Thanks as always for the views and comments, Michael!
Not the surprise I was thinking, but it's alright. Then again, the surprise for me is a new upload by Mr. Railrol =)
Lol l appreciate the kind words, but what kind of surprise were you looking for so next time l won't disappoint? Thanks as always for the views and comments my friend!
@@railrol82 You never fail to surprise me or make me disappointed. I always look forward to the next adventure and learn new things along the way.
@@Computist40You're quite the gentleman, C! I'm lucky to have you on my team. Thanks again!
Man be like: imma place a bell in a weird place for railrol82 to discover
LOL It would be SO COOL if that really happens. Good stuff my friend. Thanks as always for the views and comments, KK!
Very thorough, great video
film the 0721 at the crossing?
You are full of good ideas my friend! Hope all is well. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I am a tropical storm. I just formed in the Gulf. I am forcast to have 60 mph winds. You should go to Bay City, Texas. It should make landfall on September 14 at 7:00am. You should come down there.
Nicholas is about to become a nightmare! I hear it is going to slow down significantly and nearly stall over Houston as Harvey did in 2017! They expect some crazy flooding there!
@@railrol82 It may reach hurricane strength. Some areas are under hurricane watch
Just to let you know, that is not the original location of the crossing on the Stirling Extension to General Portland Cement. If you look at your map you will see a blue line just North of the current crossing. That ditch was alongside the original route of FL-27 ( AKA Krome Ave, FL-997) and the crossing there was a deadly one. As to how much longer the rock pit will be in operation, not much. At one time, the General Portland Cement plant made.................... cement from the rock in the rock pit. That meant that SCL delivered fuel there also for the plant in the form of Petroleum Coke or coal.
I'm not sure I understood... Where did you say the original crossing was? So that means this line took another route before?
@@railrol82 Not the track, the road did. It made a curve West just South of what became Kendall Drive. ( Yeah, I'm old enough to remember it as a dirt road.) When it was paved, the curve of Krome started just a bit South of Kendall. If you look at Google maps starting where the first turnoff South from Krome is it leads over to the old Krome Ave. Then you can follow it North and then NE to where the bananas are and you will find some blocks there to keep people from driving onto the tracks.
Thank you for going through the trouble to create a very readable map which you posted in the introduction.
My pleasure, Walt. Thank you for your continued support of my channel. It is my pleasure to share my content with intelligent folks who can appreciate railroads and history.
got to film A csx rock train y in harpers ferry back in june
You're telling me there's a ferry for trains? Where? I'd love to see it!
@@railrol82 not now over two hurden years ago there was A boat ferry in maryland to cross the river the rail road bridge was build in the 1850s cross the rive but town got it name for the boat ferry there before the railroad was build
Another great video!
Nice crossings! Interesting that they put a pedestrian crossing with long gates on that one pathway.
Yes sir, those long crossing gates are a bit excessive l think lol. Hope all is well with you, Kevin. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Did you notice the double solid lines on the sidewalk? It maybe a road for rc(remote control) vehicles
LOL Good one!! You should try going on open mic night at your local comedy club. You'll have them laughing with that one!
@@railrol82 Maybe I will have to create a comedy channel or combine them into my channel.
@@nickastridandtoothlessthen5494 Good idea
Érdekes videó!😀👍 Miért van ott ennyi halott csirke?🤔
Sok kubai él Miamiban (én is közéjük tartozom), és ez egy "santeria" nevű kubai vallás, ahol állatokat áldoznak a szenteknek, hogy átokba kerüljenek valakivel. Ha a Miami bármelyik vasútjára megy, sok ilyen döglött csirke lesz.
@@railrol82 Á! Értem! Köszönöm a válaszát.😀👍
Wow
Most crossings have long gates nowadays, including some pedestrian signals
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That is new to me down here in Miami. Maybe it will start catching on down here now. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Nick!
@@railrol82 This new thing could be to prevent accidents. This world is idiotic. It may only get worse. It is like COVID but much worse which reminds me of the times idiots ignored railroad crossing signals and caused major crashes
Our favorite railroad archeologist!!!
The G stands for Gangsta!
But it should be CXB for Babalawo!
Good morning Anthony! From now on when l read your comments, l have to be sure l have no liquid in my mouth because they always end up exiting through my nose. Good stuff my brother. Thanks as always!
@@railrol82 😁
Super! Bills host Steelers today! Go BILLS!
Good luck to your team sir! We are playing the new NE Patriots who aren't what they used to be! Thanks as always for the views and comments.
Good luck to your team sir! We are playing the new NE Patriots who aren't what they used to be! Thanks as always for the views and comments.
Gotta go big or go home when building signals.
LOL I like your logic. Nicely done sir!
@@railrol82 This applies for everything
Oh geee! No track date???
You got me, Harlin! I should've looked for a date on the rail that day. My apologies. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 that's okay you were in the moment.
maybe some day we will see real high speed rail connecting Miami to Tampa useing these right aways / A.C.L / C.S.X in a loop Miami/Tampa/Orlando/West Palm Beach 180mph.
I hope to see that in my lifetime! I think the only obstacles are environmentalists and high powered highway lobbyists! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
What you got to do now, is go all the way to the end of where the track stops in Homestead.
You know me my friend. I'm a chess player! Here you go... ua-cam.com/video/DHJ5ZGe_nkg/v-deo.html
That sign on the signal could indicate that there was a second track that got removed. Just saying
If it happened at any other crossing, I would say yes. However, I've been coming thru here since the 1980s and its always been single track. I like your logic though!
@@railrol82 Yes. It might have been different before you were born. But an archaeologist is usually not wrong. I am only giving theories
Is this part of the railway the abandoned part?
This is the active spur. it leads into a yard. However, it is connected to an abandoned portion of the Homestead subdivision
Yes sir, you're right on the money!
Somebody had money and didn't know what to do with it. Lol, that's good stuff.
You bring up a very interesting point! Thanks as always for the views and comments, Roy.
Since getting my "VOODOO CHICKEN" shirt, I have had people ask me about it. And with your education, I can now spread the word of what it means. Thanks
That is awesome! We are doing a great public service by informing the public. Keep up the good work sir. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I'm gonna take a wild guess, based on the yellow stripes on the east side crossing, I'll bet that's for bicycles.
I'd bet the farm on that as well! Hope all is well with you sir. Thanks as always for the views and comments, Mike!
@@railrol82 For some unknown reason, I haven't been getting notifications for awhile. I 'think" I've got it fixed...maybe.
Some fiends and I used to go shooting in that area back in the early 70s. Krome Ave. was 2 lanes back then. I don't remember if the SCL line was there then. I don't remember a lotta things from back then. That area is about 45 miles from where I lived. Took half a day to get down there(the turnpike extension wasn't built yet).
@@mikeskinner45 You're not the first person, maybe like the 4th, to tell me about the notification issues. I was thinking it may be a glitch on UA-cam's part. Yes sir, I remember in the 1980s and 1990s it was also 2 lanes. It didn't become 4 lane until a couple of years ago.
@@railrol82 In the early 70s it was a skinny little 2 lane. IIRC, it was Krome, a 10 foot canal, and Everglades. There was one little park(Grossman Hammock?) in the area with a sulphur spring.
@@mikeskinner45 Sulphur spring! Wow, talk about getting late to the party! I wish I could've seen it!
You didn't finish the coconut story 😎 - so they kick them around the rooms to take away the bad spirits; why then on railway? Is it like the chickens, the railway then takes the spirits?
Sorry for not finishing the story, I guess I got carried away. But yes, you are correct, just like the chickens, the train is supposed to take with it the bad spirits. Nicely done sir!
Hmmm. I wonder what the difference in bad spirit gathering power is between a coconut and a chicken. Are they used interchangeably or in different applications? And is the paper bag necessary for chicken effectiveness, or is it just a convenient way to carry a dead, bad spirit holding chicken? We have questions, Roli. Also, I'm surprised to see so many of those items at a crossing that looks a bit remote. Cheers from Wisconsin!
Great questions, Andrew! The chicken and coconut are not used interchangeably. A chicken is offering to a saint to put a spell on someone. A coconut is used to rid your house of bad spirits. The paper bag is just a way to carry it as you said, sometimes they'll use other kind of bags. The remote crossing is just a coincidence, at any given crossing in Miami you will find about 6-7 coconuts and chickens, give or take; definitely 2 or 3. It is always a pleasure to read your comments and answer your questions. Please keep 'em coming! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 Thanks for the clarifications, Roli. Much appreciated!
@@andrewpalm2103 Always a pleasure sir!
Great presentation! The good thing is those tracks are still in use. More voodoo chicken 🐓😲 Have a good weekend! 👍🚂
LOL Voodoo Chicken should be the new mascot for Miami instead of flamingos and sunshine. Hope you're doing well, DP. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
That pedestrian path is regularly used by guys on their ATVs. Its wide enough where I would think that the RR feels the need to put some full sized gates rather than your small pedestrian gates. You will rarely see a pedestrian there. I do see some bikers here and there.
That is what I figured my friend. There are no businesses or any places where people congregate around here, so why would there be pedestrians. I appreciate the info. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
The last crossing nice!
Thanks as always for the views and comments, RG
Vodoo chickens! Ewwww!! I will give you info on what's interesting railroad crossings when I'm out of the hospital. I took a fall last Saturday after my shift. Not sure how. I think I landed on my cart and I was tired. Anyway I wound up on the floor, my right leg was bleeding because the skin was torn and I had to get stitches. It got infected so I went back on Thursday. I've been on antibiotics by i.v.. Doctor said the redness is better. Might be going home tomorrow
Get well soon girlfriend, 🙂
My goodness, I'm so sorry to hear that, Georgette! That sounds painful. I hope you're feeling much better and wish you a speedy and successful recovery!
Good morning Roly! Wow, that crossing is huge. Love the new concrete. Not always bad news for old rail lines. Should coconut be an ingredient in my voodoo chicken recipe? Hmmmm…..Didn’t think about that. Everyone let me know. Stay safe my friend! oh and by the way railfans, it a spicy chicken dish I came up with. Nothing weird or anything like that……
Good afternoon John, maybe coconut should be an upsell. Your basic flavor would be Voodoo Chicken and then you can say try our new Coconut flavor Voodoo Chicken like they have in all the Miami 5 star restaurants! Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Archeologist crossing
Yes sir! Thanks as always for the views and comments, C!
Roly: Muy bueno. Never do I watch one of your videos but that I learn something new about Florida RR history. If I were a fugitive I would not want you to be the detective looking for me............!
That is quite a compliment, Mike! I really appreciate you saying that. When I make videos, I try including everything I'd like to see in a video. Great minds think alike. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
Perhaps the 'G' Stands for 'gravel' as that is the main export from that spur. I cant seem to find anything else.. I'd like to know just what it is now!
I like the way you think my friend. I too was at a loss for this one. Someone pointed out that it stands for General Cement which was the name of the customer being serviced back in the Seaboard days. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
since when Biden became President!, there has been a lot of Investments and funding in Railroads in the United States of America and Amtrak funding as well.
I just hope whatever politician is in office, President or whatever other position, cares and invests in railroads, for so many reasons. Thanks as always for the views and comments!
I've got a homecoming date. Her name is Morgan Ivey.
Congrats! She sounds like a decent young lady. My advice, complement her and open doors! She'll remember that and like it.
@@railrol82 I always do that and always will
Are the Amtrak siemens chargers built by the same people who made the crossing gates? This ones a good one one happy to see an active line!
Siemens makes a plethora of things. I work in water treatment and they make electronics we use. Yes it’s the same Siemens though.
They also make medical equipment. They are everywhere! Thanks as always for the views and comments, gents
I don’t think they have money to spend on useless items, just poor planning I guess. Nice video thank you for showing. The T-shirts do shrink, but not so much that they look funny when being worn. I wear mine at least once a week, love it. Have a good week, see you Wednesday. Edward
I think RR companies do have money to spend on useless items sometimes. Like when they get a government and as the old saying goes, if you don't use it, you lose it. I guess it is inevitable for shirts to shrink in the dryer, but l can tell you these won't get as faded as others because they are print shirts. Thanks as always for the views and comments! Hope you are doing well my friend.
It's dangerous to be a chicken in Miami.
LOL Yes sir, truer words have never been spoken! Thanks as always for the views and comments, CD!
Nobody ever walks on those sidewalks there. There is really nothing to walk to in that area. I have seen folks on bicycles and ATVs. Some of the nearby agricultural interests might run their equipment on the path as well rather than use busy Krome Avenue.
You confirmed what I was thinking, Valhalla. I appreciate the info. Quick question though, I remember several years back there were some pedos that were evicted from the Julia Tuttle Causeway to Hialeah, then to this general area. Do you know their whereabouts? Thanks as always for the views and comments!
@@railrol82 Sorry, but I have no idea. I am not familiar with the characters you speak of. I live in Hollywood not in this area. But I do drive by often enough on our way to Homestead, Everglades National Park or the Keys.
@@valhallajones3865 Gotcha! Thanks anyway.
I was waiting for the chickens. Add some coconut, and you got a tasty dish for the train gods, I guess. Maybe they don't like rice and beans? At this point, WC Hayes should just adopt a chicken as their mascot!
Roly's family don't practice Santaria... sing along with me. You know the words.
Great vid as always, mi hermano. Mis mejores deseos siempre!
LOL!!! Robert, you are the Richard Pryor of this generation! The gods don't like rice and beans AND WC Hayes making their mascot a chicken... HILARIOUS!! You're wife is one lucky lady to have access to that humor 24/7.
Gracias por los buenos deseos. Siempre es un placer hablar contigo! Y mucho salud, dinero y amor para ti y tu familia!!
@@railrol82 Gracias, mi amigo!
If I make you laugh, it's a small repayment for the hours of hard work, entertainment, and shared love of railroads/history that you've given me.
Para ti y para Happy tambien, siempre!
@@robertscharlow I'm glad I got to "meet" people like you along the way. I can share my passion with like minded people who can appreciate history and railroads, always a good thing!
For those still unsure of the purpose of the chickens on railroad tracks:
Some practitioners of voodoo or Santeria (not the same religions btw) leave chickens on train tracks because they believe the chicken represents evil spirits and by killing the chicken and leaving it on the tracks, the train takes those bad spirits away.
Someone should tell the Homestead Santeros that the Homestead Sub is abandoned lol
"Someone should tell the Homestead Santeros that the Homestead Sub is abandoned" LOL!!!
I've always had that thought in the back of my mind. Great minds think alike. Nicely done sir! Thanks as always for your views and comments!
This tape was just bursting with info and other trivia. The high number of coconuts is the vegan replacement for chicken or since you said they get kicked thru the house its the start of the football season. That is certainly one of the steepest angles for a Xing Ive ever seen plus the fact it's paved straight thru for those that want to make a U-turn (I think there was a no left turn and no U-turn sign however) the pedestrians (or lack of them) sure get the protection. The far side has a solid yellow line (what a pedestrian no passing zone?) and it sure looks like a bike path adjacent to the road merges with the bike path on the far side Maybe the DOT should ininstall a RR viewing platform with an adjacent chicken and coconut launch area.... And the thought of an electronic bell at ear level is too much. You outdid yourself on this one. Many thanks!
I appreciate the kind words Paul, thanks! You outdid yourself on your comment... Coconuts being the vegan replacement for chickens, HA!!! And specially for the start of football season lol. The DOT installing a coconut and chicken launching area, I'm busting a gut here!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that bell was placed strangely. You channeled your inner George Carlin today my friend. I hope all is well with you and thanks as always for the views and comments!
I came always tell if it's Wednesday or Sunday because you post your videos. It looked sort of desolate with the exceptional car or truck zipping by. We call those the Boondocks, nothing wrong with this it just. I better that crossing smelled horrible. I have delivered to major chicken restaurants and know how their back rooms smell. Even though my wife wraps up the non edible parts of the chicken we eat air tight, it smell managed to wreak to high heaven when moved. It has a distinct rotten smell in just 24 hrs. just imagine a couple of days. It would be really rotten. After 2 weeks it's dog rolling rotten. This what dogs like to do. It's like putting on a perfume in a department store.
You called it, Mike! It's as if you were right there with me. That's exactly how it is. I'm wondering if this poses a public health threat with salmonella and it seeping down into the water table since it literally happens all over Miami. I'm willing to put my bottom dollar that every crossing in Miami has at least 1 sacrificed animal in it because it is a pretty lucrative business here. To put a spell on someone you're looking at, at least $1,000. Subtract the cost of the chicken and the gas to drive to the crossing and you are left with a pretty sizable profit! Thanks as always for the views and comments.