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Stone Culvert Built in 1857 for the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, Tunnelton, Indiana

This short video is about a stone culvert I discovered that was built in 1857 for the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. I walked inside the culvert and found Geodes! GPS Location: 38º46’14.0…[View More]

Grindstone Creek Railroad Overpass, Independence, Indiana

Built in 1873 for the Wabash Railroad, today this stone arch overpass is over 150 years old and serves multiple trains a day for Norfolk-Southern Rail Line.

The Bridge to Nowhere, Chicago, Illinois

Constructed in 1895, Chicago’s “Bridge to Nowhere” is an old Chicago Surface Lines “Streetcar” trolley line which is now part of the Chicago Transit Authority. The bridge was built by the Ch…[View More]

Zorger Road Bridge, Lumber City, Pennsylvania

This abandoned bridge was constructed in 1885 as a railroad bridge for the New York Central Railroad line that served as a logging railroad for towns like New Millport and Kerrmoor. It was converted o…[View More]

Chicago & Alton Bascule Railroad Bridge, Chicago, Illinois

According to Historic Bridges.org: The Chicago & Alton Bascule Railroad Bridge was built in 1906 by the American Bridge Company of New York. This bascule railroad bridge is 214 feet long and spans…[View More]

The Abandoned Railroad Tracks of Perfect North Ski Slopes, Guilford, Indiana

Many people who have visited Perfect North Slopes ski resort in Dearborn County, Indiana are familiar with the long drive back to the parking lot but few know the history of that roadway and the bridg…[View More]

Driftwood Avenue Railroad Overpass, Packwood, Iowa

This Pony/through plate girder bridge over Driftwood Avenue was built in 1909. It seems like a fairly busy line with 2 trains coming through in the short 20 minutes we were there. Companies that have…[View More]

The Abandoned Hoyt Railroad Tunnel, Lumber City, Pennsylvania

Listed as the Beech Creek Railroad, construction began on the rail line in August 1891 to ensure access to the bituminous coal reserves in Clearfield County, PA. The Hoyt Tunnel is about 500 feet long…[View More]

The Historic Pope Lick Railroad Trestle and The Pope Lick Monster, Fisherville, Kentucky

Built in 1925 by the Southern Railway, the Pope Lick Creek Viaduct is 810 feet long and spans Pope Lick Creek and South Pope Lick Road 90 feet below. This is a beautiful railroad trestle that you need…[View More]

Exploring an Abandoned Railroad Bridge with Rotted Ties, Covington, Indiana

From what I can figure out, the location of this railroad crossing over the Wabash River in Covington, Indiana dates back to 1869. However, the only vestiges of the original crossing is the massive cu…[View More]

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