It was bought by Great Northern and operated for another nine years
The line was scrapped between 1970 and 1985 but the last time a train went through here was in April 1939
They let the bridges rot where they fell
This was one of the most trecherous places on the line because the bridge curved over the creek
The chiseled areas for the bridge timbers are enormous
About halfway down the hill the wooden remains of the railroad start becoming evident
This railroad was the way people in neighboring communities connected with each other before the highway system
This is nothing but habitat now
Mt. Hope, Malden and Mica all reputedly suffered after the electric line shut down, but that's all rumor
The people who knew this path are mostly not around any more
Chicago
It is very lonely, and very quiet, and very eerie
There is a feeling that we are encroaching on the past here
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Do you get the feeling, "I've seen horror movies that start this way." ?
I was hearing Barber's Adagio for Strings
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