Mine would be Tehachapi , Cajon, and Towwer 55 in Fort Worth
im sry if i did not post your spesific area i tried my best to think of as many as i can and sry for my spelling … summer vaction has let spelling and math from school leave my brain…
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Oh man, this is a tough one. I guess my favorite would be UP’s Sherman Hill, but I also love Cajon Pass, Tehachapi, and Horseshoe Curve.
Cajon Pass and Sherman Hill.
I voted the Mojave Desert Mainline, because I think that is where I laid my name in rocks on the embankment in the summer of 1999, as did hundreds of others before, and looking at dates they left behind, did this for decades. These neatly laid names in rocks went on for miles. Quite impressive! ( as was the temperature -100 F- and humidity: 20%)
have any of you did this, or seen that too ?
Los Angeles Union Terminal, and the yards of Chicago.
SHERMAN HILL?
Not much to see (On pvt property) Not much of a grade either. The ‘Scenic’ portion (DaleTrestle) to Tie Siding is long gone.
Echo Canyon (Evanston - Ogden) is another matter.
Here in SE Arizona is a location known as Cienega Creek where one UP line crosses over another on a high bridge. The upper line used to belong to the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad before they went out of business, and was then purchased by the Southern Pacific. The lower line is the old Southern Pacific main line between Tucson and Mescal, Arizona. After the SP acquired the upper line, they made it a west-bound downgrade main and use the lower line as an east-bound uphill main. Sometimes you can get lucky and have an over-under meet at the bridge.
Myra Canyon on the Carmi Sub of the Kettle Valley RR (Later Kettle Valley Division of the CPR).
It puts most Colorado Narrow Gauge runs to shame, in standard gauge. 3.7 miles, 2 tunnels and 10 bridges to travel 3,800’ as the crow flies, all along the side of a absolutely breathtaking canyon. In fact the entire Carmi sub feels like it was built by Model Railroaders. 458’ Minimum Radius (About 60" in HO) 2.2% ruling grade, 2300’ up and 3050’ down again in 133 miles.
Most of Myra Canyon burned down last summer, but it will be rebuilt, to be at least cosmetically identical. Much of the Carmi Sub is now hiking/biking trails, including the run from McCulloch to the Adra Tunnel.
I cannot vote on this one.
I like Horseshoe Curve, because that’s Pennsy. T1’s, #6100 S1, and so on.
But, I also like Sherman Hill. TURBINES! TURBINES! TURBINES!
Sorry, but you made it too hard for me.
[8]TrainFreak409[8]
Hore Shoe curve is my favorite
Cajon Pass
Sherman Hill
Southern Powder River Basin
Rimutaka Incline, Denniston Incline Both in New Zealand and alas no more.
Landwasser viaduct and the Albula spirals on the RhB Switzerland
Chengdu -Kunming line in China
For me,the NS at Bellevue(major yard -exNKP)CSX/NS at Frostoria and Marion…Of course these places are located in Ohio.
N&W’s Blue Ridge Grade
I picked horseshoe curve mainly beecause there are so many spots around there to go watch trains from. Gallitzen tunnels and a veiiwing platform in cresson that has a scanner and you don’t get the tourists.
Andrew
The ENTIRE Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, many famous places on or near the line, Rockville, Enola, Marysville, Cove, Juniata, Altoona, Horseshoe Curve, Galitzin, Cresson, Cassandra, Johnstown, and the Pittsburgh area are famous places on the Pittsburgh Line.
Flatonia, Texas yard - (When the former Tower 3 was in place) , a yard plus a crossover and 3 wyes…a train crossing from San Antonio to Houston and from Victoria to Hearne with the wyes connecting them all into any given route…I also like the Englewood yard in Houston…miles of track with hump yard action…Chuck[:D]
Not exactly landmarks but great viewing.
1.) The Union Station in Dallas. You get UP and BN freight, Trinity River commuter trains, Amtrak, and Dart light rail all at one place.
2.) The up lines across western Nebraska. You can literally drive 2/3 of the way across Nebraska, from Wyoming to Grand Island without being out of sight of at least one train and usually more.
3.) North Platte UP yard at night. Unbelievably large.
I hung the camera up after Conrail was formed but brought it out when I moved West to shoot Tennessee Pass before UP closed that down.
My favorite memories though are of teh LV between Geneva and Jim Thorpe, the EL through the Canisteo River alley as well as the old Erie Sout of Binghamton and the DL&W cutoff between Bhamton and Scranton.
Mega loads of trains, yards, lines and tacks all over Buffalo NY, magnificant stations of the NYC and DL&W in Buffalo. LAckawanna over Danville Hill and the Erie and B&O in and around Salamanca NY. Great plaxes these used to be…