Great video. Amerika (US) and their railroad bridges..... They are just fantastic. It's a joy hearing the stell singing under the train. Wooden bridges, no experience from their sound.
I grew up there. Used to hear the train all the time. When I was a kid we took the last steam powered passenger train from Grangeville to Lewiston in '62 I believe. In the winter they used a steam rotary snowblower to clear the tracks!
Those are some really spectacular shots of trestles. Drones are a game changer for us railfans and model railroaders. The Camas Prairie RR is one of my favorites, along with the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR - mostly abandoned, part of Canadian Pacific RR.) My stepfather was a radioman in Pacific WWII US Navy - so naturally he became a ham (W6PIM, RIP). He loved to brag about his W.A.S. plus over two dozen foreign countries on 11 meters with vacuum tubes and only 17 watts - quite amazing! Later switched to 2 meters. I never got comfortable with ham radio, but it tugs on my heart whenever I run across a ham. Thanks for sharing this video. 🙂
The route from Craigmont to Grangeville would make an awesome rail trail! It seems like the route is already all there. There'd be plenty of work to do, such as grading a trail for the entire length, adding decking and safety railings on the trestles, and constructing trailheads in Craigmont, Cottonwood and Grangeville. I'm actually kind of surprised Rails-to-Trails or the State of Idaho, and/or any of the local communities, haven't stepped up with such a proposal. There's a former rail line in New Zealand, the Otago Central Rail Trail, that also crosses multiple bridges and connects several small communities, and is widely popular. I could imagine a similar thing happening for a Camas Prairie Rail Trail.
Chris, the problem is funding for the expected use. It took 30 years to get the Beverly Trail in WA state done. I think this one will be lost to history before the trails folks can get it done.
I was visiting the prairie extent of a vacated railroad called the Fairhaven & Southern. Because the rail industry needed to access coal mining under the prairie for fuel. Walk it looking for relics. Metal detection gear and shoveling, mostly.
I was really hoping for voice-over descriptions of the locations, maybe a map showing their positions along the route, maybe a bit more history if you know it... I had to turn off the music. Maybe next time? It would really enhance the already breathtaking footage here!
I am currently working on a book about historical and abandoned places in Idaho. Would it be possible to get your permission to include some screen shots of the trestles in the book?
My respect old Master! Brige,, cassandra crossing,,... Wonderfol in America is old briges. Too japans Hell briges in Sahalin island(ex prefecture Karafuto, 1932)
Super beautiful
Thank you. I suddenly have a profound new appreciation for the work of art and the beauty of trestles.
Great video.
Amerika (US) and their railroad bridges..... They are just fantastic. It's a joy hearing the stell singing under the train. Wooden bridges, no experience from their sound.
I grew up there. Used to hear the train all the time. When I was a kid we took the last steam powered passenger train from Grangeville to Lewiston in '62 I believe. In the winter they used a steam rotary snowblower to clear the tracks!
Love this. Thanks for making and posting. Such great work.
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Nice video. I'm so glad I got to see this line active.
Those are some really spectacular shots of trestles. Drones are a game changer for us railfans and model railroaders. The Camas Prairie RR is one of my favorites, along with the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR - mostly abandoned, part of Canadian Pacific RR.)
My stepfather was a radioman in Pacific WWII US Navy - so naturally he became a ham (W6PIM, RIP). He loved to brag about his W.A.S. plus over two dozen foreign countries on 11 meters with vacuum tubes and only 17 watts - quite amazing! Later switched to 2 meters. I never got comfortable with ham radio, but it tugs on my heart whenever I run across a ham. Thanks for sharing this video. 🙂
Well done. Thank you for sharing.
Very nice video. I love it. Thank you.
You should have landed on one of those trestles and waited for a train to come by and then lift up right before it got there. Might be a while though.
The Ghost train comes at midnight.
The route from Craigmont to Grangeville would make an awesome rail trail! It seems like the route is already all there. There'd be plenty of work to do, such as grading a trail for the entire length, adding decking and safety railings on the trestles, and constructing trailheads in Craigmont, Cottonwood and Grangeville. I'm actually kind of surprised Rails-to-Trails or the State of Idaho, and/or any of the local communities, haven't stepped up with such a proposal.
There's a former rail line in New Zealand, the Otago Central Rail Trail, that also crosses multiple bridges and connects several small communities, and is widely popular. I could imagine a similar thing happening for a Camas Prairie Rail Trail.
Chris, the problem is funding for the expected use. It took 30 years to get the Beverly Trail in WA state done. I think this one will be lost to history before the trails folks can get it done.
Beautiful bridges, thank you! So, some of these are a century old?
Would make a wonderful rail to trail
I was visiting the prairie extent of a vacated railroad called the Fairhaven & Southern.
Because the rail industry needed to access coal mining under the prairie for fuel.
Walk it looking for relics. Metal detection gear and shoveling, mostly.
I was really hoping for voice-over descriptions of the locations, maybe a map showing their positions along the route, maybe a bit more history if you know it... I had to turn off the music. Maybe next time? It would really enhance the already breathtaking footage here!
It would be a great plus for your video that you name each trestle and its location as you fly over.
Good Video. De N7KO
I'd like to use your video as the clip to one of my songs.
I am currently working on a book about historical and abandoned places in Idaho. Would it be possible to get your permission to include some screen shots of the trestles in the book?
My respect old Master! Brige,, cassandra crossing,,... Wonderfol in America is old briges. Too japans Hell briges in Sahalin island(ex prefecture Karafuto, 1932)
What's with the stiff AI voice?
Can you do one and follow the whole rail line?