Photos I took along the Norfolk Southern Youngstown Line Railroad Tracks near Williamsfield Ohio at a side road railroad crossing on the morning of Monday April 29th, 2019.
This line sees about 2 to 3 trains daily only. Sometimes a few more. But it is a needle in a haystack to get one. But there is a FB group named NS Youngstown Line Group that have people updating with trains along this line.
Beautiful countryside scenery out in the part of Ashtabula County.
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There is a line in "Down Under" which has the world record for longest straight track with no curves.
Dominic Mazoch posted:There is a line in "Down Under" which has the world record for longest straight track with no curves.
Just asking, but is Down Under a movie?
Tom:
I’d bet Dominic is referring what is supposed to be the longest straight stretch of railroad track in the world in the Australian states of South Australia and West Australia. Something like 297 miles without a curve.
Hey; quick question concerning your photos above. Was this a former PRR line?
Thanks,
Curt
Yes, that Down Under line.
On the Gila sub between Maricopa and Enid (old Espee West of Phoenix) there is what may be the longest railroad curve in the World: 5 miles long @ 0 degree 12 minutes.
Lew
Ok, I know you guys are refering to that line, but being honest, I didn't want to start a discussion about a railroad line over in Australia. I just was reffering to that this line has a lot of straight track but some curves along the way. I wasn't comparing other lines, I was just saying in general.
As to Curt's question, yes it was, but also NYC as well. This line back in the day was very busy, but today is very limited. Now if the Ashtabula Harbor is open, traffic will pick up. Only advantage there is, the main block signals are lit so if it turns yellow or green, you know something is coming. The intermediate signals stay off till a train is in that block.
The line connects Port Augusta in South Australia with Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, across a barren landscape known as the Nullarbor Plain. It includes a 297 mile section of dead straight track, the longest such stretch in the world. Nullarbor literally means "no trees". Not only are there no trees but there is very little of anything across that barren wasteland.
Only thing I'm curious about, which I can see where lots of railroad vehicles drive on the ballast, but at one time was this whole line double track?
"Little" curves or "Few" curves?
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