Abandoned Rail lines on Google Maps

nathanklong said:
I could get lost in this map for hours:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...ll=37.81650835886325,-122.01517691097308&z=11
Although not a track, try searching for 'abandoned', 'derelict', 'sunk', 'buried', 'beached', etc. on this map:
https://www.steamlocomotive.com/survivors/
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The second website you found really impressed me. And I found some really cool steam engines:

Two rusting large engines in the middle of nowhere in Maine in fall
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.322...-no-pi-0-ya337.49176-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352

BEDT #16 in Long Island. What is the kind of this locomotive?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.919...4!1sZA7Gwedb8ZNs5pK-0L4ORw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
 
Some new Indonesian shots from me:

1. Abandoned home signal of Padang Luar station, with the station is located in Banuhampu district of Agam Regency (West Sumatra province). This one is for trains heading from Payakumbuh down toward Padangpanjang.

https://goo.gl/maps/wr5C2p4YtsmpHRoc8

2. Same type, but different location: home signal of Bukittinggi station, and this one is for trains that climbed from Padangpanjang toward Payakumbuh.

https://goo.gl/maps/a2hn3Ro2fC3Rqh348

3. July 2022 shot of the derelict rack rail section of Payakumbuh Line between Padangpanjang and Pasar Rebo stations, showing its Riggenbach rack rail and steel ties (yes, the majority of rail lines opened in the Dutch East Indies period had steel ties for default, and wooden ties were only used on turnouts or bridges)

https://goo.gl/maps/NGdbGZYJfjeMQwmT9
 
kaw4014 said:
The second website you found really impressed me. And I found some really cool steam engines:

Two rusting large engines in the middle of nowhere in Maine in fall
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.322...-no-pi-0-ya337.49176-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352

BEDT #16 in Long Island. What is the kind of this locomotive?
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.919...4!1sZA7Gwedb8ZNs5pK-0L4ORw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
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The engines up in Eagle Lake belonged to a logging railroad most likely. There were tons of those back in the olden days.

The BEDT #16 is a saddle tank switch engine. Their diesel equivalent would be something like an Alco S2 or EMD SW9. These locomotives were commonly found around mills and docks where they can handle the tight turning radius found on those tracks and switches. They were long gone even before my time.
 
JCitron said:
The engines up in Eagle Lake belonged to a logging railroad most likely. There were tons of those back in the olden days.
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There was a logging railroad a few miles from where I used to live. A few rails were still there and there was a stack of flange wheels where the hub used to be. It's now a movie theatre, of all things.

I found this on Geoguessr:
A stranded crossing light with a rail in Piedmont, MO. I think it says "Rivervalley Railroad" on the X, but I can't say for sure.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.155...4!1s0Nov5g4g31QNeRkmZUMjVw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I decided to follow an abandoned part to the DRG&W RR starting with these bridge pixels:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.969...m4!1sB2sT0eWcO6dOXXcYusryOA!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
Better shot from above
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9682206,-107.8751504,158m/data=!3m1!1e3

Another bridge over the Animas River
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.027...4!1sbU6puq4twDRsBV5WVN2xrw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Closer shot of a bigger bridge
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.217...m4!1sjyKZemONhkSbiO93O53NxQ!2e0!7i3328!8i1664
 
Kaw4014, That is the Bingham Canyon Kennecot mine,and yes, they have used electric trains to bring the ore up in the past. Not sure about today. Good find!
Tangerine, great find! I had no idea that even existed!
 
Near the former site of Taft, Montana. Northern Pacific trail in the upper left, Milwaukee Road Olympian trail lower down.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/T...416332!4d-115.597168!16s/m/04b4j2_?authuser=0

EDIT: Well, when I click on my link it is a bit different. The Northern Pacific trail label is on the upper right, and the Olympian trail label is not visible below unless you zoom in a little. But have a look around, both are there.

EDIT: Well, my apologies, I see that rail trails don't count, so my bad. :p
 
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One new shot from Indonesia :

https://goo.gl/maps/i6uGFr1N2Zy1vKG39

This shot was taken from the recently opened Bung Karno street in Purwokerto, where it crosses through the former Wonosobo Line of Indonesian Railways. You can see the rails and its steel ties are still intact, except for the portion that were cut and torn off to make way for the construction of Bung Karno street. Note that steel ties are common in Indonesia due to its capability to withstand humidity in Indonesia.

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[FYI]

1. While Wonosobo Line was officially closed and abandoned in 1978 (for section between Purwokerto Timur and Wonosobo), the last train to pass this section was actually material carrier train intended to support construction of Mrica Dam (officialy named as "General Soedirman Hydroelectric Dam") in early 1980s. The remaining section (Purwokerto - Purwokerto Timur) was downgraded into a freight-only branch for fertilizer train, until it was finally closed in mid-2000s due to low patronage on fertilizer shipment.

2. Due to its nature as a "steam tram line", the roadbed was slightly thinner than ordinary railway lines.
 
kaw4014 said:
I found this unfinished bridge in ST. Louis
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.612...qu47W0rQ!2e0!5s20220301T000000!7i16384!8i8192
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That is actually the remains of an interurban that used to serve St. Louis. I can't remember the history of this line.

If you scroll up in the top view, you come across the site of an abandoned roundhouse.

https://goo.gl/maps/FK5N1dyXyjLKzmeY7

Under and heading south, below the bridge, is the empty spot where a yard was once located. Overall, there's still plenty of trains, tracks, and yards in the greater St. Louis area but it's still sad seeing abandoned ROW.
 
JCitron said:
That is actually the remains of an interurban that used to serve St. Louis. I can't remember the history of this line.

If you scroll up in the top view, you come across the site of an abandoned roundhouse.

https://goo.gl/maps/FK5N1dyXyjLKzmeY7

Under and heading south, below the bridge, is the empty spot where a yard was once located. Overall, there's still plenty of trains, tracks, and yards in the greater St. Louis area but it's still sad seeing abandoned ROW.
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Yeah, from what I see, railroads don't really build track anymore (except for new passenger lines). I guess I mean freight railroads don't outwardly build track much anymore. Now it's alot of dismantling.

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You can still see the bases for the bridge supports from the old entrance to Penn station.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7562413,-74.006947,168m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
 
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This September 2022 shot is currently the only Streetview shot to this date that successfully documented the now abandoned coal unloading station at Teluk Bayur sea port (located in southern part of Padang city in West Sumatra province) that once served coal trains from Sawahlunto station. According to my friend who lives in Padang, the main cause of demise of coal trains in West Sumatra division of Indonesian Railways was the controversial decree issued in early 2000s by the then governor of West Sumatra province, with the decree rendered whole part of Sawahlunto main line from Teluk Bayur to Sawahlunto station as "completely having no economical value at all".
 
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