They didn't want to pay to get rid of the bridges.

2-axle engine 58, weight 93K lbs ~42.184 tons, weight per axle 21.092 lbs Compact design resembles locomotives for underground mines.

Ingut buggies get so hot, there's why no air brakes on them, none in the world can withstand such merciless heat. No surprise why pheumatic valves, houses can't survive there. There was PPE gear: wool jacket and pants protecting from radiating heat. My hard hat was a little deformed and wool jacket had a few rusty spots when uncoupling those buggies.

My wife and I have walked those tracks and explored that property. It's really interesting.

Its a damn shame that none of these pieces of history were saved. I'm sure sites like Marquette, MI would have gladly erected one of these to compliment the loader system on display now. I landed here just due to a comment on a video about the loading system. I was curious how the ships unloaded back in the day and that one comment named the equipment.

Great video Matt!

I’m a civil engineer. Street cars and subways are not the same. There’s a street car bridge nearby so building a separate subway track would make no sense. They are not the same system.

The real thoughtful citizens paint graffiti on them today

Today it has been reclaimed by the Natives

did doodle bugs have steam generators to heat the 2nd car it could pull?

My pops started out on those.😮

Love the sounds.

Would love to see it in person, any plans to come through Pacific Missouri?

Where are you at?

Can you do a video about the King's Island and Miami Valley Railroad? It's the train ride at King's Island, and it also uses actual steam locomotives (they burn propane, and were constructed in 1970.

I have a personal relationship with the Hulett's. My uncle, who at the time worked for Cleveland Cliffs shipping Company. In the Mid 70's. Was on his ship. And I was visiting. I was only TEN. But I was watching the operator working his Hulett. And he stopped and asked if I wanted a ride ? My Uncle said it was OK. And yes for about 20 minutes, I got to ride in an Actual Hulett in The port of Cleveland Ohio. We should reassemble them and make it part of our Shipping heritage !!,

are there any plans to continue trackage to complete a loop

Cue the Gordon Lightfoot!

4:16, All I have to say is that the Merida, for the region it was built in, certainly had a unique design before it was rebuilt. Made it look a little more like an Ocean-Going Vessel than a Lake Freighter.

Loading a ship with a 3 piece suit on 🤣 unbelievable...

I could have been named Colgate Hoyt ?

That picture of them walking on 2x4s with wheel barrels is insane. Absoulty crazy.

We are 💚 landed In some very strange and supernatural parralelogram universe ✨️ indeed 💕

These machines are like giants! I love them

Proud to be a Clevelander! I have to say I have lived here all my life and never knew about these cranes. Thanks for teaching me a little something about my hometown

Thank you from the descendants of Captain Bell for helping us learn more of the story since his only child that lived to get married ( my grandmother) took most this story with her to the grave.

44 Whaleback Vessels. 23 barges. 21 Steamers.

When I see the historic pictures of guys doing work like shoveling ore out of a ships hold, I feel grateful to have been born in a time and a place where I don't have to do horribly dirty and dangerous work like that.

80 years of operation. 100+ years still standing. to the engineers and builders-job well done!

This is a great story that I've never heard before. Please keep it, awesome channel.

if they don’t revive this, they should make it into a bike route for pedestrians and cyclists

Twh models or sword models made a prototype 1/50 scale model of these giant machines I don’t know if they ever when into production if I’m correct chuck sword owns the prototype

Treat the Great Lakes with respect, because you will never know what will happen when. a storm will hit . RIP to all sailors who have given their lives in.the performance of duty.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful

I got to see them in operation while working on the Capitol Limited.

they should rebuild the bridge

they have been cut up for scrap. they are gone.

awesome video !!!! i have seen / been 2 the astabula hullet leg / part , at point park , at lake erie , go , eat local seafood , spend the day , drive hwy 531 , along lake erie shoreline , support your local businesses !!! , ..A MERICA !!!

My uncle bought one of these and is rebuilding it !

I cant imagine the cost of dismantling whats there just to move it to another site much less the restoration cost and reassembly and getting them functional again BUT if i was rich i would have it moved to NC and set up in my back yard just because lol. I love old iron and anything that was built with pride and long term reliability vs the mess we have now that is thrown together with short life expectancy from day one

Wow seems the road pals and no vision for the future conspired to crush the concept. You also lost a football team at the same time and the baseball team started to tank the balance of the next 2 decades. So the whole thing just slides down

Surface rail repurposing for trans maybe? I always see pro Cleveland urban wants and wishes and there is always optimism about cleveland transit

Work smarter not harder

Actually a 60 foot arm and bucket were saved for display in Canton, Ohio so all is not lost.

Handsome ships.

Lived in Cleveland from 1984-92 and worked downtown. I was at the groundbreaking for the waterfront and the grand opening of Tower City Center. I well remember those grim days in the middle 80's when Terminal Tower was on life support. It's great to see that its incredible value to the city continuing to be recognized.