I would bet that most car guys can appreciate the massive undertaking here that didn't happen, I certainly do. Thanks for doing this piece! ( I'm a train enthusiast too!)
I speak for everyone when I say we are totally fine with this! I love old trains/man made structures that just sit around. Will definitely enjoy more history lessons from you!
The fact that Steve hoofed the entire time on foot through the forest of Massachusetts to show us some history is a total dedication to storytelling. I hope Steve has an off camera oxygen bottle the way his rapid fire delivery and gasping for air just for safety. Still enjoy the Chanel.
Steve, I loved this video. So often we see old railway beds and wonder about "what was here". In this case, nothing. Or better said, something in the craftsmen's minds. So nice to get an answer about what they were doing and thinking!
His enthuisn and animation are genuine. He could have been a great teacher. But then again every episode is a learning experience. Only guy at the auctions who actually was subject matter expert!
Great history lesson Steve. Having grown up in West Springfield, MA I know the “woods” throughout this area a full of such relics. This is where much of the Industrial Revolution occurred. I am a car and mopar guy like Steve, but this stuff really sets Steve apart. Not only is his story telling great but his enthusiasm is just over the top. Keep it up.
Pretty interesting stuff, and as a freight conductor who occasionally rides those B&A rails(normally between Syracuse and Albany), I appreciate the rail safety mention. The best way to avoid a shark bite is to stay out of the ocean and the best way to avoid being hit by a train is stay off the dang tracks. Keep up the cool videos.
I like cars and automotive stuff for sure but I love anything with an engine. Planes, trains, and automobiles indeed and everything else motorized as well.
I know it’s not car stuff, but it is history and travel, and wheels, and it’s cool too!!!! I really enjoy and appreciate your content, and your narration. Videos like this are awesome, thank you!!!!
This is good stuff. We happened upon a river crossing in the woods which some Union troops covered on their way to the Indian wars in the West. A bridge was later built of some right sturdy wooden poles, most of which is long gone but the pilings remain. It's like finding remnants of an ancient civilization.
I'm in England and it's interesting to see bits of American history like this. Not far from where I live there's a similar structure that while being on a much smaller scale used concrete pillars to support an iron railway bridge. It was one of the last main line railways built in England in 1903. It didn't last long being closed in 1955. There was also a short tunnel that still exists that the road passes through and the formation of the line can be clearly seen above. For anyone interested it was called the Meon valley line in Hampshire England. Thanks for another great video.
There were numerous wealthy-Influential people of the day that conveniently went down with the Titanic while others cancelled at the last minute. I have never heard of Charles Melville Hays until now. Thanks Steve! Great video as always.
Phenomenal video! I love train history, I've collected around 50 railroad grade pocket watches from 15 to 21 jewel that were manufactured from 1870 to 1925. Elgin, Rockford, Hamilton, Illinois, Hampden, Ball and Waltham. The crazy thing is that I got them all working and keeping accurate time and I keep one in the watch pocket of my 501's everyday. I call them my gold, silver and ruby collection.
How cool to see a railroad project that never came to be. Rare! I still look at and sometimes discover old Pacific Electric Railway artifacts. The bridge supports at the San Gabriel River along Romona Blvd are still there! Concrete must be expensive to remove.
Oh dear Lord! I live near this....and had no idea! And in Sturbridge too. The base for this railroad passed thru the Brimfield reservoir...but was never finished.
Cool. We had an old narrow gauge railway across several tracts of our farms. It reverted back to the original land it was taken from and over time they came and removed everything, including the gravel. I always wondered as a kid what all and who traveled those rails.
I appreciate your videos no matter what they are. You have crazy energy and thoroughly research everything you talk about. I kept hearing Grand Funk Railroad whenever you said Grand Trunk Railroad. I am of similar age as Steve so I know band well. 😀
Wow, mystery solved. I grew up next door in Btown and 40yrs ago frequently fished the swift,ware and quabog rivers always seeing those abutments but never knowing this fact about the railroad. I loved all the history in that area but I live 900mi away from there now and miss fishing/hiking all over even into quabbin seeing the abandoned towns. Thanks for filling in the missing pieces.
That's pretty cool Steve! You mentioned finding a "drag strip in the woods", you should do a video on the old Connecticut International Raceway in East Haddam, Conn. It closed back in the 80's. I still have my participant ticket from back in 1982!
There is a part of the GT that never happened in Millville MA too. There was supposed to be a massive bridge that crossed the Blackstone river, Providence & Worcester RR, and the New Haven RR all at once. It’s called the Triad Bridge and it’s really cool. The old new haven line has been turned into the Blackstone river greenway bike path.
cool massachustts history. thanks man! a good friend of mine, who has since passed away, was a mopar guy, mass. native, and so keen on locomotive history he participated in steam locomotive restoration out west. a great guy.
What an amazing history! I could never imagine them laborers working in such conditions and obstacles! An you ever wonder how many of them died during construction of them behemoth structures! Is amazing how they still standing in amazing shape! Amazing story and very entertaining to watch! Thanks Steve for teaching us all some great American history gone by era!👌😎👍
Hello Anibal, THANKS for writing. Regarding workplace accidents during the construction of this Southern new England Railroad, yes indeed some folks lost their lives. In fact over in nearby Brimfield, Massachusetts there is a grave stone that marks the final resting place of one of the immigrant workers. he was (I think) Muslim and so his grave stone faces a certain direction to comply with his faith. I haven't gone to visit this item but it is a verified fact and is mentioned in the book I show in the video ("Titanic Railroad" by Larry Lowenthal). Maybe a future video? THANKS again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Really cool stuff Steve! Love the history of these old railroads and other long forgotten places. You painted a good picture of what that high, curved bridge would’ve looked like! Keep em coming sir!
Thank you Steve you sharing this info! After I watched your video I went on eBay and purchased a copy of the book you featured in this video. Great stuff! 👍
Great video. Very interesting piece of history. Where I live there is hidden bits of history here and there. Yes you can do more history video to break up Junk Yard crawls.
I love how you show where you’re standing in relation to those old photos. It’s almost as if we can pretend we’re standing in that same spot over century ago. I am beyond stoked and fascinated by this, very cool!!
A Grand Trunk spurr went through our family farm. The line was integral to how the farm operated. Amongst other things, my grandfather could haul produce to market simply by waving the train down to pick him and his goods up. It turned generations of us into Grand Trunk history buffs. This is a great story I never knew. Thanks Steve.
Had several family members who worked for the Pennsy (pennsylvania railroad) and grew up not too far from the real Horseshoe Curve in Altoona PA. Great video! Love learning about railroads.
Interesting video. It's proof that actions have consequences and the project fizzled out once that manager who was championing the cause died on the Titanic. Loss of life in an event does change future history and this was one instance where the sinking of the Titanic had such an effect. While watching the video towards the end when you were up on that bluff and looking down I saw that house built where the bridge would have gone. Whoever owns that house perhaps doesn't realize their home stands there today because the Titanic sank.
Steve, as much as I enjoy your car videos, THIS ONE is absolutely the BEST!! Keep 'em coming like this one, because this type of video is very very interesting, to be sure!
Thank you Steve for bringing us great information about the past that involves trains.Everything you talk about has great passion and meaning to you.We all enjoy it and keep up the great work.
Very interesting video. As a train enthusiast myself, this story very much reminds me of the failed Maldon-Dombarton railway project in NSW, Australia. Partially constructed, a change of state government saw the project cancelled, and there is a very visible half built bridge to nowhere that can be seen very clearly from Picton Road over the Nepean River. Every time there is a state or federal election, completion of that project always seems to come back into the spotlight, but nothing has ever happened since.
This video was beautiful. That is exactly the kind of stuff I go looking for in the woods other than cars or buildings. Went and explored many abandoned tracks, Bridges and tunnels. I may have to go check this one out as well, thank you for sharing with us
Another New England railroad legend is the Hoosac Tunnel (maybe its Hoosic...I can't break away to Google it while writing here) in North Adams, Massachusetts. Built over the course of over 5 years (maybe 10?)in the late 1800's it runs over a mile and goes UNDER A MOUNTAIN! Many workers gave their lives but the tunnel still operates today. The only hassle to a showcase video is the fact its highly patrolled for safety and I'm not into putting myself in danger of that level. If you walk inside and keep going, it becomes pitch black (no lights...why put in lights where nobody is supposed to be walking?) and in many cases trespassers have had ugly experiences when trains materialize. The crazy part is that TWO WORK TEAMS began digging under the mountain from opposite ends of the proposed tunnel. The actually MET IN THE MIDDLE! That's where a vertical air shaft was built. The top of this shaft has a covered "hat" and sits in the middle of the woods like some mystery object when encountered by hikers. But when trains pass 1000 feet below, the sound is amazing...I'm told. Maybe a video of this???? THANKS AGAIN for watching and writing, Steve Magnante
This channel has always left me with a 'Historian' theme first. The automobile being the prime focus that brought it to advent. I have a feeling the types of subscribers you en masse will enjoy the variation more than poopoo it.
Steve, I have to say that you and I are a lot alike. Planes, Trains and Automobiles I love them all. Thank you once again for another great video, on history of America.
Steve...again...your academic approach to the things long passed by shows your love for mechanical history. I too am a all in cars ...trains and planes guy. But I need to challenge to look into the remnants of old canals that are lost in the woods and are forgotten relics of hard work. They dot New England, New York, New Jersey and Ohio. Amazing stories are yet to be told !
Wow! I grew up in Woonsocket RI with the P & W going right through the city and never heard of the Titanic railroad. My parents told me about the trains and the trolleys they grew up with. Thanks for the education Steve!
I find it amazing these cement pylons held up and show no signs of decay ....not like today's concrete. Very interesting Steve .....and trains are great too!!!
Love it. Do it all please. In the town I live in we had a train that was going to go from Chicago, to Kalamazoo and on to Saginaw Bay. It never mad it to Chicago or Saginaw Bay. You said something about old racetracks. My dad raced at one that is no more near Lansing Michigan. In one of our local Facebook pages a track was brought up and thanks to Google Earth I found it out in the woods. from the air it looks like a proving grounds with trees. Thanks for doing what you do.
Well done, I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem of history. I had railroad tressle footings in my back yard a couple of houses ago which we often enjoyed envisioning when old trains would travel over it.
Cool tale, Steve! I'm a car / rail / air enthusiast as well, and I'd love to see MORE of these "crossovers" in the future!! And since there's no rebar in those pylons, I'd wager that their core temperatures are STILL above 100 degrees F, depending on how much limestone was in the concrete batches. Fun stuff, you betcha...
Steve...I'm binging on your videos...love them all !!! As a car and plane (and boats and trains) I find all of your videos so informative as well as entertaining....keep'em coming and thanks
I'm totally into it my Grandfather was a Steam Locomotive Engineer hauling Coal in Pa. WV. Oh. In that same era. I love the enthusiasm you have for your States history. Thanks for sharing that Transportation history I never knew existed.
Wow! Thanks for that kool story Steve! 😀 I’m a rail fan as well as a Mopar fan. I even work as a machinist in the rail industry. I’ve always been fascinated by ghost railroads or even abandoned ROW’s. I really enjoyed this! Thanks! 👍😎
That proposed railroad was supposed to run right behind where my house was built in Dudley MA. They finished the bed but that's as far as it got. Always heard it had something to do with the Titanic, so cool you posted this!
I would bet that most car guys can appreciate the massive undertaking here that didn't happen, I certainly do. Thanks for doing this piece! ( I'm a train enthusiast too!)
Agreed brother!
I've been a car guy all my life, and a 3rd generation auto technician, but I love history, trains, and just about anything old.
If Magnante starts doing train stuff I will *NOT* be upset
Me too torque monsters of the world 🌎 locos rock cool video
Are you kidding lol have you seen all the different types of rail car carriers.
I speak for everyone when I say we are totally fine with this! I love old trains/man made structures that just sit around. Will definitely enjoy more history lessons from you!
Would love to see more!
Yeah something about them. Hate when something sits around forever then gets taken down.
I know your channel focuses on cars but you should do more of this stuff it's fascinating to learn this type of stuff
The fact that Steve hoofed the entire time on foot through the forest of Massachusetts to show us some history is a total dedication to storytelling. I hope Steve has an off camera oxygen bottle the way his rapid fire delivery and gasping for air just for safety. Still enjoy the Chanel.
You're such a great host and gifted storyteller, steve! This is an awesome piece of history and so well presented.
Thanks Steve, I enjoyed this story and I'm a car nut from Australia. Love to see more like this
Steve, I loved this video. So often we see old railway beds and wonder about "what was here". In this case, nothing. Or better said, something in the craftsmen's minds. So nice to get an answer about what they were doing and thinking!
Very animated yet simple and effective presentation. Well done as always!
His enthuisn and animation are genuine. He could have been a great teacher. But then again every episode is a learning experience. Only guy at the auctions who actually was subject matter expert!
@@thomasconci3930 Precious few "car guys" ever know jack squat about automotive history for sure.
Great history lesson Steve. Having grown up in West Springfield, MA I know the “woods” throughout this area a full of such relics. This is where much of the Industrial Revolution occurred. I am a car and mopar guy like Steve, but this stuff really sets Steve apart. Not only is his story telling great but his enthusiasm is just over the top. Keep it up.
Pretty interesting stuff, and as a freight conductor who occasionally rides those B&A rails(normally between Syracuse and Albany), I appreciate the rail safety mention. The best way to avoid a shark bite is to stay out of the ocean and the best way to avoid being hit by a train is stay off the dang tracks. Keep up the cool videos.
I like cars and automotive stuff for sure but I love anything with an engine. Planes, trains, and automobiles indeed and everything else motorized as well.
I know it’s not car stuff, but it is history and travel, and wheels, and it’s cool too!!!! I really enjoy and appreciate your content, and your narration. Videos like this are awesome, thank you!!!!
Definitely do more like this Steve, so enjoyable. I think as car enthusiasts we have an inherent appreciation for history
I absolutley agree!
This is good stuff. We happened upon a river crossing in the woods which some Union troops covered on their way to the Indian wars in the West. A bridge was later built of some right sturdy wooden poles, most of which is long gone but the pilings remain. It's like finding remnants of an ancient civilization.
I'm in England and it's interesting to see bits of American history like this. Not far from where I live there's a similar structure that while being on a much smaller scale used concrete pillars to support an iron railway bridge. It was one of the last main line railways built in England in 1903. It didn't last long being closed in 1955. There was also a short tunnel that still exists that the road passes through and the formation of the line can be clearly seen above. For anyone interested it was called the Meon valley line in Hampshire England. Thanks for another great video.
There were numerous wealthy-Influential people of the day that conveniently went down with the Titanic while others cancelled at the last minute. I have never heard of Charles Melville Hays until now. Thanks Steve! Great video as always.
Phenomenal video! I love train history, I've collected around 50 railroad grade pocket watches from 15 to 21 jewel that were manufactured from 1870 to 1925. Elgin, Rockford, Hamilton, Illinois, Hampden, Ball and Waltham. The crazy thing is that I got them all working and keeping accurate time and I keep one in the watch pocket of my 501's everyday. I call them my gold, silver and ruby collection.
How cool to see a railroad project that never came to be. Rare! I still look at and sometimes discover old Pacific Electric Railway artifacts. The bridge supports at the San Gabriel River along Romona Blvd are still there! Concrete must be expensive to remove.
No point in removing them unless they are in the way of another construction project or pose a safety risk.
Oh dear Lord! I live near this....and had no idea! And in Sturbridge too. The base for this railroad passed thru the Brimfield reservoir...but was never finished.
Cool. We had an old narrow gauge railway across several tracts of our farms. It reverted back to the original land it was taken from and over time they came and removed everything, including the gravel.
I always wondered as a kid what all and who traveled those rails.
I appreciate your videos no matter what they are. You have crazy energy and thoroughly research everything you talk about. I kept hearing Grand Funk Railroad whenever you said Grand Trunk Railroad. I am of similar age as Steve so I know band well. 😀
Wow, mystery solved. I grew up next door in Btown and 40yrs ago frequently fished the swift,ware and quabog rivers always seeing those abutments but never knowing this fact about the railroad. I loved all the history in that area but I live 900mi away from there now and miss fishing/hiking all over even into quabbin seeing the abandoned towns. Thanks for filling in the missing pieces.
That's pretty cool Steve!
You mentioned finding a "drag strip in the woods", you should do a video on the old Connecticut International Raceway in East Haddam, Conn. It closed back in the 80's. I still have my participant ticket from back in 1982!
Steve is the best story teller. I dont care what he talks about; I need to hear it.
There is a part of the GT that never happened in Millville MA too. There was supposed to be a massive bridge that crossed the Blackstone river, Providence & Worcester RR, and the New Haven RR all at once. It’s called the Triad Bridge and it’s really cool. The old new haven line has been turned into the Blackstone river greenway bike path.
I loved this episode! Not a deviation at all! from my prospective.
cool massachustts history. thanks man! a good friend of mine, who has since passed away, was a mopar guy, mass. native, and so keen on locomotive history he participated in steam locomotive restoration out west. a great guy.
I'm a car and bike guy but also a history buff!! loved this video!!!
My house was built on the Grand Trunk railbed. There were construction relics all over the place.
What an amazing history! I could never imagine them laborers working in such conditions and obstacles! An you ever wonder how many of them died during construction of them behemoth structures! Is amazing how they still standing in amazing shape! Amazing story and very entertaining to watch! Thanks Steve for teaching us all some great American history gone by era!👌😎👍
Hello Anibal, THANKS for writing. Regarding workplace accidents during the construction of this Southern new England Railroad, yes indeed some folks lost their lives. In fact over in nearby Brimfield, Massachusetts there is a grave stone that marks the final resting place of one of the immigrant workers. he was (I think) Muslim and so his grave stone faces a certain direction to comply with his faith. I haven't gone to visit this item but it is a verified fact and is mentioned in the book I show in the video ("Titanic Railroad" by Larry Lowenthal). Maybe a future video? THANKS again for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
@@SteveMagnante thanks Steve! I’ll definitely be looking out for more your videos. Very fascinating indeed.🙏😎👍
Steve, you should have a Discovery or History Channel show. Your enthusiasm and knowledge is intoxicating!
This is insanity - so cool these relics exist from a very different time. Thanks for sharing Steve!
Really cool stuff Steve! Love the history of these old railroads and other long forgotten places. You painted a good picture of what that high, curved bridge would’ve looked like! Keep em coming sir!
As a car guy, I can tell you that I am fascinated by this story. Excellent work Steve! You are my favorite new channel.
Great history lesson Steve, very interesting, would love to see more stuff like this on old trains.... a truly bygone era.
Flippin' Awesome! I love anything mechanical and historical! (that's my wife's picture....)
Keep it going , we love they way, and the stuff you tell us the history on.
I watch you because of my family owning a 61 Impala and 67 firebird. But I'm also a railfan and model railroader too! This is sweet Steve. Keep it up!
This isnt the type of content I subscribed for, but I love it!
I love a good junkyard crawl but I also love trains. Great video.
I love this kind of history! Great job Steve!
Thank you Steve you sharing this info! After I watched your video I went on eBay and purchased a copy of the book you featured in this video. Great stuff! 👍
Great video. Very interesting piece of history. Where I live there is hidden bits of history here and there. Yes you can do more history video to break up Junk Yard crawls.
A Great little History lesson, thanks Steve! Ya got your hiking in that day of filming! Brimfield flea market is a Bucket list item!
As usual, Steve does such a GREAT job of explaining things and making trivia interesting.
I love how you show where you’re standing in relation to those old photos. It’s almost as if we can pretend we’re standing in that same spot over century ago. I am beyond stoked and fascinated by this, very cool!!
Grand Funk railroad We Are an American Band👍😎Great Videos Steve
Mags never stops the intrigue.... I love it.... great job. Steve...👍
A Grand Trunk spurr went through our family farm. The line was integral to how the farm operated. Amongst other things, my grandfather could haul produce to market simply by waving the train down to pick him and his goods up. It turned generations of us into Grand Trunk history buffs. This is a great story I never knew. Thanks Steve.
These videos bring back great memories: great cars and great people.
Had several family members who worked for the Pennsy (pennsylvania railroad) and grew up not too far from the real Horseshoe Curve in Altoona PA. Great video! Love learning about railroads.
Interesting video. It's proof that actions have consequences and the project fizzled out once that manager who was championing the cause died on the Titanic. Loss of life in an event does change future history and this was one instance where the sinking of the Titanic had such an effect. While watching the video towards the end when you were up on that bluff and looking down I saw that house built where the bridge would have gone. Whoever owns that house perhaps doesn't realize their home stands there today because the Titanic sank.
Steve, as much as I enjoy your car videos, THIS ONE is absolutely the BEST!! Keep 'em coming like this one, because this type of video is very very interesting, to be sure!
Thank you Steve for bringing us great information about the past that involves trains.Everything you talk about has great passion and meaning to you.We all enjoy it and keep up the great work.
Thanks Steve, I pretty much like history of any kind! This was good, and you make it very interesting!
nearly-forgotten historical stuff is one of my passions, too. Keep making them, Steve. I appreciate them.
Nothing you have to share has ever been boring. Thanks a lot!
Very interesting video. As a train enthusiast myself, this story very much reminds me of the failed Maldon-Dombarton railway project in NSW, Australia. Partially constructed, a change of state government saw the project cancelled, and there is a very visible half built bridge to nowhere that can be seen very clearly from Picton Road over the Nepean River.
Every time there is a state or federal election, completion of that project always seems to come back into the spotlight, but nothing has ever happened since.
I love your junkyard videos but I never took you to be a railfan! I'm a railfan and really emjoyed the history behind this. Thanks!
This video was beautiful. That is exactly the kind of stuff I go looking for in the woods other than cars or buildings. Went and explored many abandoned tracks, Bridges and tunnels. I may have to go check this one out as well, thank you for sharing with us
Another New England railroad legend is the Hoosac Tunnel (maybe its Hoosic...I can't break away to Google it while writing here) in North Adams, Massachusetts. Built over the course of over 5 years (maybe 10?)in the late 1800's it runs over a mile and goes UNDER A MOUNTAIN! Many workers gave their lives but the tunnel still operates today. The only hassle to a showcase video is the fact its highly patrolled for safety and I'm not into putting myself in danger of that level. If you walk inside and keep going, it becomes pitch black (no lights...why put in lights where nobody is supposed to be walking?) and in many cases trespassers have had ugly experiences when trains materialize. The crazy part is that TWO WORK TEAMS began digging under the mountain from opposite ends of the proposed tunnel. The actually MET IN THE MIDDLE! That's where a vertical air shaft was built. The top of this shaft has a covered "hat" and sits in the middle of the woods like some mystery object when encountered by hikers. But when trains pass 1000 feet below, the sound is amazing...I'm told. Maybe a video of this???? THANKS AGAIN for watching and writing, Steve Magnante
Steve, this kind of stuff is every bit as interesting as the stuff you do with cars. I find this kind of history truly fascinating!! More please!!
I really enjoyed this video, I am a Car, Railroad and Airplane man myself. More Please. East coast railroads have lots of history... Thanks Steve.
This channel has always left me with a 'Historian' theme first. The automobile being the prime focus that brought it to advent. I have a feeling the types of subscribers you en masse will enjoy the variation more than poopoo it.
I love learning about old cars, and I love trains. Man, your just hitting all my buttons! Thanks!
Steve, I have to say that you and I are a lot alike. Planes, Trains and Automobiles I love them all. Thank you once again for another great video, on history of America.
Steve...again...your academic approach to the things long passed by shows your love for mechanical history. I too am a all in cars ...trains and planes guy. But I need to challenge to look into the remnants of old canals that are lost in the woods and are forgotten relics of hard work. They dot New England, New York, New Jersey and Ohio. Amazing stories are yet to be told !
As a train and car enthusiast, I loved this! Fascinating stuff Steve!
BREATHE STEVE BREATHE! Your enthusiasm is off the charts. This is cool, but more cars, of course.
Wow! I grew up in Woonsocket RI with the P & W going right through the city and never heard of the Titanic railroad. My parents told me about the trains and the trolleys they grew up with. Thanks for the education Steve!
There's relics of an ancient railroad in my small city, I love those shadows of the past! Great vid again Steve, always interesting!!
I love trains, especially Lionel !! Cars in the summer and toy trains in the winter. Thanks for the video. It was great !! Best Regards - Mike
I find it amazing these cement pylons held up and show no signs of decay ....not like today's concrete. Very interesting Steve .....and trains are great too!!!
Great stuff,Steve.Thanks
Love it!! Thanks for doing this video, I am a railfan that loves old lost lines, especially when there are remnants hiding in plain sight.
Happy to listen to anything and everything you've got for us Steve, it's all good stuff.
That was great Steve. Nothing like good old historic show and tell.
EXCELLENT!
Steve, I hope your subscribership is climbing. The channel is coming along pretty well. Thanks for posting.
Steve is One of the most interesting people on TH-cam.
I love this! I love the abandoned railroad thing. What makes this even more interesting is that it never came to fruition.
I just want to say…… my wife and I truly appreciate your knowledge and Videos on such!! TY 😎🙌🏼
Steve, your channel NEVER disappoints. Don't ever stop, brother.
Love it. Do it all please. In the town I live in we had a train that was going to go from Chicago, to Kalamazoo and on to Saginaw Bay. It never mad it to Chicago or Saginaw Bay. You said something about old racetracks. My dad raced at one that is no more near Lansing Michigan. In one of our local Facebook pages a track was brought up and thanks to Google Earth I found it out in the woods. from the air it looks like a proving grounds with trees. Thanks for doing what you do.
I wasn't expecting to like this nearly as much as I did. Great research and exploration!
Well done, I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem of history. I had railroad tressle footings in my back yard a couple of houses ago which we often enjoyed envisioning when old trains would travel over it.
Wow I've learned of something I never knew. I love history of the area we both grew up in Steve. Great job!
Cool tale, Steve! I'm a car / rail / air enthusiast as well, and I'd love to see MORE of these "crossovers" in the future!! And since there's no rebar in those pylons, I'd wager that their core temperatures are STILL above 100 degrees F, depending on how much limestone was in the concrete batches. Fun stuff, you betcha...
Really enjoyed this one Steve! You can see and feel your enthusiasm for this unique “what if” mammoth project and I totally dig it!
Steve Magnante does Mark Felton to the letter - well done! This was a great history tour.
Fantastic piece of history! Love this stuff and there is no better person to bring it to us then Steve Mags!!
This is an awesome taste of R/R history. Thank you sir.
Steve...I'm binging on your videos...love them all !!! As a car and plane (and boats and trains) I find all of your videos so informative as well as entertaining....keep'em coming and thanks
Great video Steve. I love finding the old bones of railroads and streetcar lines.
Born and raised in New England and never new about this. Thanks for the info Steve.
I'm totally into it my Grandfather was a Steam Locomotive Engineer hauling Coal in Pa. WV. Oh. In that same era. I love the enthusiasm you have for your States history. Thanks for sharing that Transportation history I never knew existed.
Wow! Thanks for that kool story Steve! 😀 I’m a rail fan as well as a Mopar fan. I even work as a machinist in the rail industry. I’ve always been fascinated by ghost railroads or even abandoned ROW’s. I really enjoyed this! Thanks! 👍😎
Love all the "weird things in the woods" videos!
I like this unknown to me history that never was finished. This was very interesting. Thank you for sharing Steve.
That proposed railroad was supposed to run right behind where my house was built in Dudley MA. They finished the bed but that's as far as it got. Always heard it had something to do with the Titanic, so cool you posted this!
Very cool Steve. Old cars are interesting history and so is this! Love to see abandoned anything and brainstorm what it was or would’ve been. 😎