Just poking around on Google Maps today, and noticed this as I scrolled along the Rockport branch in satelite photo mode:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rockport+ ... &t=k&hl=en
This has to be an old railroad loop, so my question is, was it for turning commuter/passenger equipment, or was it a quarry or mine of some sort (in the pond in the middle?
(Note: The Rockport station is just north-northeast of the loop and pond (accurately named Loop Pond.)
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rockport+ ... &t=k&hl=en
This has to be an old railroad loop, so my question is, was it for turning commuter/passenger equipment, or was it a quarry or mine of some sort (in the pond in the middle?
(Note: The Rockport station is just north-northeast of the loop and pond (accurately named Loop Pond.)
Wondering if I'll see the Western Route double-tracking finished before I retire...
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010