Interesting. The only way I can see in OpenRailwayMap to connect from the east side line to BNSF toward Fullerton is to go down the San Pedro Sub a bit then on industry tracks via Bandini. However, if
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OpenRailwayMap shows a "UP Freight House Spur" extending north under the freeway near where the damage is, but it kind of peters out to the north as a tail track for a spur into the LA Times printing
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These days, there would be a generator car in the consist someplace. No HEP back then, with steam heat. In LA, there might be no need for heat at the time, and iirc some passenger cars had their own g
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Correct. Fresno Interurban. Alongside East McKinley Ave. Tracks long gone. See: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=burness%2C%20ca#map=14/36.7650/-119.6585 If you want to see the former lin
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I ordered something from Amazon. It was shipped from a "marketplace" seller that turns out to be in RI. For whatever reason, they shipped by FedEx last Friday, so I really don't ever expect to see it,
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Old King Coal Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Saw the rail line going through town, Branch line to where? Have fun! https://www.openrailwaymap.org/
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Most of the rail lines on Castro Point and Point San Pablo, beyond what's within the Chevron refinery, are abandoned or on parkland now. So it's highly likely that the trestle is abandoned. I can't
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On 05-11-2021 - 18:35, FUD Wrote: http://www.altamontpress.com/discussion/read.php?1,225278,225320 ------------------------------------------------------- > Another good source for railfanning (and
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Another good source for railfanning (and historical) info is OpenRailwayMap - Inglewood Branch area here: https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=33.96863371164314&lon=-118.38704109191895&z
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There were quite a few queries about the locals and the Sparks industrial area. Here is what I know and believe to be accurate as of now-please correct if I am mistaken-Also please consult with the
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Sparks has never been known for a robust network of industrial lines it does (did) have a respectable amount. While most of the lines south of the yard and west of McCarran have not seen any activity
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"railroad with 'Branch' in the name" is the way I interpreted the question. Any other interpretation was pure troll. So a quick non-comprehensive search yields (not including a vast variety of model r
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Minor typo before: that link should be http://openrailwaymap.org steveaOSM
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Reading the history is fascinating, thank you. What I (and others) wish to know is how to "utter it" (where "it" is ownership and naming...) today. Correctly. I volunteer on OpenStreetMap (dot or
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