Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Douglas Wyoming railroad sites


These are scenes from Douglas Wyoming, which is the location of a Railroad Interpretive Center.  The old Great Northwestern depot serves as its headquarters, as well as the chamber of commerce's headquarters.












  



 







The last photograph is not at the Railroad interpretive center, but is nearby. This is the former Burlington Northern depot, now a restaurant.









Updated on April 28, 2015, from the original March 31, 2012 publication.  Most of these photos depict things already photographed, but an old railroad building of some kind, now in use for another purpose, also now appears.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Abandoned rail line, North of Casper Wyoming



These are photographs of an abandoned rail line north of Casper Wyoming.  I'm unsure of the data on these and will have to research it, but the line itself is long abandoned.  I recall being told that this line, which is quite evident in the locations running north of Casper, was never fully constructed, but I don't know that to be the case.  If true, the construction was quite advanced as can be seen.  I tend to think it was a completed, but abandoned, like running from Casper north to Buffalo and Sheridan.  However, at least as of 1915, it does not appear on the state railroad map.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Lost Rail: Doorways

Lost Rail: Doorways: As 16 Mile Creek meanders down the canyon that bears its name, some 1400+ miles from Chicago's Union Station, the give and take betw...