Not much left of it. Even a few years ago there was one good foundation. Did you walk up on top of the hill? As far as I know the floors are still there for the two ice houses
thank you so much for your adventure mr Toyman I grew up in a small town 25 miles west of Detroit we had a main line B an o Come Thru the small town of New Boston I eventually became a truck driver driving through Detroit I noticed cracks in the pavement all over town only two and a half feet apart for years I wondered what and why the cracks were in the road in the 1970s they started running General Motors buses in Detroit turns out the cracks in the road were the rails from The Trolley system they never remove them they just paid over them they did some road construction years later iTalk equipment operator out of a 5 foot section of rail that has long since disappeared I think my older brothers scrapped out the steel once again thank you for your adventures
great episode, I just finished watching it. I'm just curious though, have you ever thought about covering an active railroad in a future episode? Utah and Colorado have some cool tourist railroads that I'm sure would be great on your show. For example, there's the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah. There is also the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado. I rode the Durango & Silverton on a family vacation in 2001, and I would definitely recommend it. It's a cool railroad to visit, especially if you want to see an operation that features steam locomotives. The Durango & Silverton has a bunch of operating steam engines, and the line operates daily, even in the winter. The best part is it's an all steam operation.
On a somewhat related note, when I was a kid, you could walk up Red Butte Canyon Road all the way to the reservoir, but later they fenced the road off. Anyway, there used to be the ruins of an old stone building, down along the creek. Anyone know what it once was?
@@ToyManTelevision I was assuming that the road at the bottom of the canyon, east and south of the creek, was the roadbed for a railroad, since that path would be completely redundant to the canyon road on the other side of the creek. Perhaps some may remember the program PBS did back in the 70s regarding the unspoiled ecology of the canyon, which included the area later encroached on by the Red Butte Garden and amphitheater. Also, anyone remember the “Wasatch Bowl”, which was an amphitheater farther down the slope?
Those shays look so cool! All the ones I've seen just have a simple running board and small headlight on the front. I love how they put the big cowcatcher and enormous headlight on the front to make them look like old western locomotives!
Great little shays!!! Tiny! They needed to climb the grade in Red Butte canyon, but were use on the bear garden runs, I'll bet just because the looked great!!
It's places like that that make me imagine, what if it could get running again, all shinny and new, taking people around town, do you think they would like it going through their back yard? I would! I'd buy a house on the line!
Ahhh.. Another place in time! Love the old photos! Salt Lake City's skyline and terrain have changed many times, even in my lifetime! So cool to see where these old artifacts were.. where these trains ran..and even learn of a few "legends"! (*In the daze before the "Zion Curtain" eh?) Another fabulous video, Dale! Favorited! Thanks!! :D
Are all American roads this wide? I live in Australia and most streets are pretty narrow. Or is it just that you're driving on railroad grades a lot. our widest roads are ones that are on old trackbed (where the tracks aren't converted into bike paths)
Can you share your Salt Lake and Fort Douglas Railroad photos with me? I could use a high-quality photo for a sign I am designing for the Matheson Nature Preserve by This is the Place State Park.
COOL!! Most of what I have is from the Utah Historical Society. I have 8x10s of some. But just not much out there. The thumb is from UHS. Go to the Guys Hobby Shop link at the top of the channel page. And there is an email link there. Email and I can send what I have.
There are my favorite. I love seeing what used to be places.
I was just over at the brewery documenting
Not much left of it. Even a few years ago there was one good foundation. Did you walk up on top of the hill? As far as I know the floors are still there for the two ice houses
Hi Dale,
Would love to see you do historic videos of the logging and mining railroads of the Sierra Nevada. You do fantastic work!
thank you so much for your adventure mr Toyman I grew up in a small town 25 miles west of Detroit we had a main line B an o Come Thru the small town of New Boston I eventually became a truck driver driving through Detroit I noticed cracks in the pavement all over town only two and a half feet apart for years I wondered what and why the cracks were in the road in the 1970s they started running General Motors buses in Detroit turns out the cracks in the road were the rails from The Trolley system they never remove them they just paid over them they did some road construction years later iTalk equipment operator out of a 5 foot section of rail that has long since disappeared I think my older brothers scrapped out the steel once again thank you for your adventures
COOL. Amazing how much rail is under roads.
Lot of History
Might be a good idea to metal detect that old brewery. Some interesting stuff could be under the ground.
This was great!
Hi. Thanks!!!
great episode, I just finished watching it. I'm just curious though, have you ever thought about covering an active railroad in a future episode? Utah and Colorado have some cool tourist railroads that I'm sure would be great on your show. For example, there's the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah. There is also the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado. I rode the Durango & Silverton on a family vacation in 2001, and I would definitely recommend it. It's a cool railroad to visit, especially if you want to see an operation that features steam locomotives. The Durango & Silverton has a bunch of operating steam engines, and the line operates daily, even in the winter. The best part is it's an all steam operation.
Excellent! I love these videos and the narrative, which you are also, excellent, at. Thanks and I look forward to the next and many, many more.
Just watched this one again, Dale. I love it! Wish there were more like this. Cheers!
There will be. I assume. Never sure what we may do next. We just go and have fun.
On a somewhat related note, when I was a kid, you could walk up Red Butte Canyon Road all the way to the reservoir, but later they fenced the road off. Anyway, there used to be the ruins of an old stone building, down along the creek. Anyone know what it once was?
Red sandstone quarry. I think. The quarry’s were way up on the hill. But the train switching was down here. Not sure but probably part of that?
@@ToyManTelevision I was assuming that the road at the bottom of the canyon, east and south of the creek, was the roadbed for a railroad, since that path would be completely redundant to the canyon road on the other side of the creek. Perhaps some may remember the program PBS did back in the 70s regarding the unspoiled ecology of the canyon, which included the area later encroached on by the Red Butte Garden and amphitheater. Also, anyone remember the “Wasatch Bowl”, which was an amphitheater farther down the slope?
Thank you,great show as always.
Those shays look so cool! All the ones I've seen just have a simple running board and small headlight on the front. I love how they put the big cowcatcher and enormous headlight on the front to make them look like old western locomotives!
Great little shays!!! Tiny! They needed to climb the grade in Red Butte canyon, but were use on the bear garden runs, I'll bet just because the looked great!!
Thank You for sharing this I never even knew any of this before
Another great history video, Dale! you're the best! Keep it up!
Thanks!! Love this old like. Right through peoples yards, and they have no idea it was there.
It's places like that that make me imagine, what if it could get running again, all shinny and new, taking people around town, do you think they would like it going through their back yard? I would! I'd buy a house on the line!
People are weird about that. Most would like nothing more than a totally new everything. If the car runs out of gas, get a new one.
Ahhh.. Another place in time! Love the old photos! Salt Lake City's skyline and terrain have changed many times, even in my lifetime! So cool to see where these old artifacts were.. where these trains ran..and even learn of a few "legends"! (*In the daze before the "Zion Curtain" eh?)
Another fabulous video, Dale! Favorited! Thanks!! :D
Are all American roads this wide? I live in Australia and most streets are pretty narrow. Or is it just that you're driving on railroad grades a lot. our widest roads are ones that are on old trackbed (where the tracks aren't converted into bike paths)
I Salt Lake City Utah the streets were laid out (1847) wide so an ox team could make a U turn. Odd even by Us standards.
Can you share your Salt Lake and Fort Douglas Railroad photos with me? I could use a high-quality photo for a sign I am designing for the Matheson Nature Preserve by This is the Place State Park.
COOL!! Most of what I have is from the Utah Historical Society. I have 8x10s of some. But just not much out there. The thumb is from UHS. Go to the Guys Hobby Shop link at the top of the channel page. And there is an email link there. Email and I can send what I have.