So mundane and ordinary then, a treasure to see now. Glad whoever went to the trouble filmed this. I'd guess none of this exist anymore? Thanks for posting.
Yap, this area looks familiar. That area where the road runs along side the tracks, on the road side is now a park, fairmont park. This right of way is now a light rail spur. Some of those buildings look familiar, at one point, 1:20 looks like the train is headed west bound crossing 7th east but it could be state street. interestingly, the name Sugsrhouse is the name of an old sugarbeet processing plant about a mile from this location that was converted sometime in the 1900's i think, into a prison and later, in the 50s it was torn down and the grounds turned into what is now sugarhouse park. Has a cool, steep hill for sledding. This area is just north of i-80 which runs parallel to this area.
"So why were you guys so late today??" Well.... We had to stop of a P.I.E. truck fouling the tracks. Then a construction crew had a crane parked across the tracks. Then we derailed Then we almost derailed again but the Track Crew shimmied the tracks. Then we almost derailed a 3rd time
its what the business calls "Deferred Maintenance". Railroads at that time were having financial issues left and right. some were stronger then others. It was what was called "The Golden Age of Mergers" because railroads were merging left and right to try and stay solvent.
Presuming this is just an industrial lead, there wouldn't be much of a need to maintain the tracks. The 1970s was also an era of decline for the entire industry.
So mundane and ordinary then, a treasure to see now. Glad whoever went to the trouble filmed this. I'd guess none of this exist anymore? Thanks for posting.
Right before Thanksgiving and no snow on the ground. Those are some seriously skaky tracks. Wow.
Yap, this area looks familiar. That area where the road runs along side the tracks, on the road side is now a park, fairmont park. This right of way is now a light rail spur. Some of those buildings look familiar, at one point, 1:20 looks like the train is headed west bound crossing 7th east but it could be state street. interestingly, the name Sugsrhouse is the name of an old sugarbeet processing plant about a mile from this location that was converted sometime in the 1900's i think, into a prison and later, in the 50s it was torn down and the grounds turned into what is now sugarhouse park. Has a cool, steep hill for sledding. This area is just north of i-80 which runs parallel to this area.
Great video, wow!
Where the tracks have more litter than ballast. Wow.
BTW, if you want to see it is perhaps a little better speed, change your Playback Speed to 0.75
"So why were you guys so late today??"
Well....
We had to stop of a P.I.E. truck fouling the tracks.
Then a construction crew had a crane parked across the tracks.
Then we derailed
Then we almost derailed again but the Track Crew shimmied the tracks.
Then we almost derailed a 3rd time
Well I can guarantee the problem of a PIE truck fouling the DRGW tracks has been completely fixed. That's not going to ever happen again...
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And today it's a trolley line.
Some interesting track.
Track that would make Timothy Mellen blush
Why was there no maintenance done?
not every railroad is so lucky to have money to maintain there tracks all the time
its what the business calls "Deferred Maintenance". Railroads at that time were having financial issues left and right. some were stronger then others. It was what was called "The Golden Age of Mergers" because railroads were merging left and right to try and stay solvent.
Presuming this is just an industrial lead, there wouldn't be much of a need to maintain the tracks. The 1970s was also an era of decline for the entire industry.
Prior to the Staggers Act.
That doesn't appear to be mainline track.
Rat nest track construction.
Geeeezus! That track looks worse than the Penn Central....