. . . to boldly go where no one goes any more [?]
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Funny that the rails were taken away, but not the signals. A railroad signal with without rails is like a fish with no water.
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| Posted by Sport! on August 9, 2017 | |
a feeling of emptiness and purposelessness.... there are many days like these
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| Posted by thewiz on August 9, 2017 | |
We drove many miles alongside the remains of the Milwaukee Road on our trip across the US, mostly in the middle of nowhere. I can see why it struggled for so long to stay viable with virtually no customers along hundreds of miles of route.
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Reminds me of the famous painting, "The Scream" by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch.
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| Posted by Bulldog on August 11, 2017 | |
One thing about it, you could see "STOP" for miles!!
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As of Sept 2013 according to Google Street View, one is still standing! Check it out: https://goo.gl/NzYnkt
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And its not the only one: https://goo.gl/R9kCzV
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As the US population continues to grow, I suspect this railbed will see trains again many many years from now.
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It would appear we are on the 1956 line relocation with the old roadbed visible off to the left.
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