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Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:00 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

The link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylRxU_MH3Zo&t=1527s You-Tube links have a habit of changing or vanishing. I would download or save ? but do not want to tamper with somebodies You-Tube channel and copyright I assume. Interesting videos (his channel) and he seems good at tracking the old ...

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:51 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

I saw a YOU-TUBE Video that seemed to show a ROW newly constructed next to what is there now. I will try to re-locate it. (as to on internet) Yes..maybe or is 'utility pole stuff'. Good ole Housatonic. I hate to be so negative but my thoughts again :: A few old customers in suburban high class neigh...

Re: Downeast Scenic Railroad (DSRX) Discussion

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:44 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Downeast Scenic Railroad (DSRX) Discussion ¦  Replies: 156 ¦  Views: 69841

-- just curious as to images mentioned E4D94868-C19A-45B6-86B0-E9024A571331.jpeg
CCEEFDC3-2907-4F91-B271-6C815E39477D.jpeg What is the actual URL ? At least my computers can not digest it.

Re: Twin State Railroad

 by shepaug ¦  Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:29 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Twin State Railroad ¦  Replies: 172 ¦  Views: 31097

Pedestrians ? Directed at no one in particular Railroad Forums are sometimes 2024 just breeding grounds for the bike trail folks who usually care nothing about railroads or history. Taxpayer money for another rail trail and zero to help a railroad and zero of anything but a new motor bike or for NH ...

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:21 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

hey...I saw a recent video of somebody snooping around the Hawleville Tunnels and the main semi-active rail line had new ballast? and construction stuff. A new bike trail ?? --next to the row...

Re: Maine potato traffic collapse in the 1970s

 by shepaug ¦  Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:08 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Maine potato traffic collapse in the 1970s ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1963

Developers plan $55M potato chip plant on former Aroostook air base February 21, 2024 The Taste of Maine potato chip plant would employ 75 workers at Loring next year and eventually expand to 100. An aerial view of the Loring Commerce Center in Limestone. Credit: Courtesy of Loring Development Autho...

Re: Maine potato traffic collapse in the 1970s

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:42 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Maine potato traffic collapse in the 1970s ¦  Replies: 9 ¦  Views: 1963

PennCentral..

I saw a little clip on some TV news or similar with as potato farmer raving about his 'farming' and the present use of railroad as means of transportation. (2023) Aroostook County I think. Maybe everybody forgets but obvious different era.

Re: Twin State Railroad

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:33 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Twin State Railroad ¦  Replies: 172 ¦  Views: 31097

ps..my little prejudice... Many places bike promoters are taking over railroad forums to advance their goals. Is this a bike forum ? Rail Trails nice for bikes. Hikers can go over most any land. Railroad Forum ? (not objecting to information)

Re: Twin State Railroad

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:25 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Twin State Railroad ¦  Replies: 172 ¦  Views: 31097

excuse my short comment...

This has left the railway unsafe and unusable for pedestrians.

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:57 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

o--the Sand Road Quarry thing... I am not in the area any longer but a few decades ago a quarry there sold their railroad 'things' and there was still track going across the road into quarry. I forget name of quarry back then. I thought it was narrow gauge naturally. In ancient days most all quarrie...

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:53 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

Whatever I see no hope for the Housatonic as is. New customers as present ones die ? I am not sure the NY section is totally dead or they have no ability to serve it. I seem to recall somebody screaming for service when they were new (the railroad) but they seemed to have no ability to provide servi...

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:56 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

csx2.jpg csx.jpg Those loco's look shiny and up to tune !! (from Remington Arms/Bridgeport?) As to the Housatonic I smelled problems and the future ? All the line to the north Suburban Zoning ? where the biggest issue is 'how many dandelions are in your lawn ? Future traffic base ? With no real inf...

Re: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield)

 by shepaug ¦  Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:29 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Housatonic Railroad Thread (Maybrook, Berkshire, Pittsfield) ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 193283

Unfortunately I have little hope for the Housatonic. How many customers ? Lose one or two ? A railroad going through 'suburban' 'residential' type territory and future customers ? Surely any passenger service would be zero profitable. I still have funny feeling giving up the New York connection is t...

Re: Abandoned ROW in South Norwalk (Wilson Point)

 by shepaug ¦  Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:17 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Abandoned ROW in South Norwalk (Wilson Point) ¦  Replies: 25 ¦  Views: 4693

I wondered about this line several years ago. It seemed when some things said abandoned many years ago it was obvious it was still there longer than that. I think the last good evidence of it vanished when they did that construction around the station. I recall it sat there along the highway (going ...

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