Massive Railroad 1,500' Trestle Deep In The Forest Of Maine 90 Yrs Abandoned

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This Was Very Time Consuming Hike But Enjoyable As A Rail Fan, Today In This Video We Walked About 4 Miles Of The Railway, The Railway Runs About 6 Miles Total With The Remaining 2 Miles On The Other Side But You Won't See Anything More, The Other Side Had A Few Washouts But Is The Same As What You See Here And Requires A Few Mile Hike To Reach As Roads Do Not Run Close To It. The Stone Supports You Saw In The Water Were Because It Is Too Deep For Pillars As They Would Have To Be To Long. Online It Will Say 13 Miles Long, That Is Total Including Removed Sections That Do Not Exist. (We Did It Years Ago)This Place Looks Awesome From Google Maps.
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Those Google Images Were During A Drought And That Is Why It Looks More Exposed
Original Video Of Loco's • Abandoned Railway Deep...
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Scary 2Am Hike to Loco's • 2AM Deep In The Wilder...
More Videos Coming Soon, I Have Videos Of Other Abandoned Railways, This hike sure took a toll on me, Hurting for days wan not easy. Thanks For Watching
#Eagle #Lake #Locomotives #Abandoned #Railway #Trains

[@post.10]

Anyone New please read my video descriptions as they have more info and links to google map if you want to see the area from overhead. Thanks For Watching

[@rooreeves]

Thanks post! I’ve enjoyed all these videos on the abandoned railway. Even your unclogging videos are epic! Thanks man. Me and you are a lot a like lol. I love clearing clogged creeks around the house.

[@chrismechanic2000]

great footage post 10, thanks.

[@Galatv_]

💖💚 💛💖 💙💙 Like your 67 Video and Full time watching

[@jimrossi7708]

@ Post 10✅• really enjoy your work, with my mom’s family being from Pittsfield, Mass and myself living in North Maine for roughly 10 years give or take and not being able to go out and explore any more I really appreciate the videos you do and especially all the ones about this area and trains up near Eagle Lake , with my issues I suffer from it’s really enjoyable for me, keep up the great 👍🏼 work !!!

[@michellemallin7485]

Wow, I feel like I was hiking right along side of you! Thanks! ✌❤🙏🎶😷🌱🦌

[@scubaguy007]

All I can say is thank you. I’m 55 and have been in a wheelchair since I was 18. I have longed to go a hike like this my whole life. Just a flat out adventure with no other purpose than to see something special at the end that few have ever seen. That’s what I love about diving, it is absolute freedom for someone like me. So again thank you! I am so glad I found this video. 🤙🏼🖖🏼😯

[@iFrostNight]

[@roguetuber4377]

Do you have a nephew named andy?

[@scubaguy007]

@@roguetuber4377 yes I do.

[@scubaguy007]

And a brother as well

[@ynadejesus8172]

@@scubaguy007 what happened? Because of an accident?

[@brendanjoyce2539]

The railway was built to transport logs out of Eagle Lake which is part of the Allagash/St John watershed and transport them to the Penobscot watershed at Umbazooksus Lake. You can see what’s left of the pier where the logs were dumped from the the trains at the North East side of the lake. From there they would float the logs to Millinocket. Eventually Great Northern Paper dammed Chamberlain Lake and dug a canal from Chamberlain to Telos Lake reversing the flow of Chamberlain Lake making it flow into the Penobscot and not the Allagash. Thus the railway was no longer needed.

[@RaoulThomas007]

Was it a narrow gauge railroad?

[@brendanjoyce2539]

No, it was full 4 1/2 foot gauge.

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...There's always someone in the comments that knows A LOT about an area...

[@wadecartwright4277]

Thanks for the info I just watch the video stumbled across it of course

[@patrickmessier1642]

Thanks, I was just thinking about that. and you confirmed my thought. that was a railroad for a logging co. and they probably reused the equipment multiple times at different locations around the country back when we were logging the crap out of the place. pretty interesting.

[@stephensfamily5699]

Inspired by Post10, I cleared a clogged grate on our office parking lot drain. Super satisfying!

[@melaniexoxo]

Awww so nice I love this comment

[@vgrundea52]

How 1 person can change the world!

[@exploringwithhank]

I unclogged a drain in our parking lot once that was covered by a black environmental barrier that got forgotten about during construction. If you know anything about Florida then you already should know this story ends with me being covered in fire ants.... lol

[@Slikx666]

Hope you used something other than your bare hands. There could have been broken glass there. But we'll done. 👍

[@ShellyCline]

@@CatnamedMittens he said it was clogged and he cleared it.

[@richardbaumeister466]

I am a 64nyear old disabled man and I live my life vicariously through people like yourself who take me along on adventures that I could not do by myself. Thank you for sharing your experiences I really do appreciate it!

[@beorlingo]

Nature claiming back what was once thought conquered. Gives a perspective on human activities.

[@curtismarean6963]

Maine has a lot of abandoned rail lines, many have been turned into trails for snowmobiles and atv's. I live not far from a rail road town and it just amazes me how many lines I can see in the woods, not to mention some of the bridges made from stone. Lots of history here. At one time the U.S. had a rail system that rivaled all of Europe! Too bad it's mostly gone now. The stories they could tell!

[@daneaustin2468]

I don’t know about anyone else but post 10 has a good narrating voice.

[@magicmaker15]

Oh the absolute best! I have hearing issues and I can understand him perfectly. Thank you post 10!

[@thetroll1247]

I Think I could listen to him read the dictionary.

[@jimrossi7708]

@ Dane Austin • he would also have that outdoors rugged look that would play well on TV, just saying and been watching him now for 3-/+ years and with my mom being from Pittsfield, Ma and myself living for 10-/+ years in Northern Maine i really enjoy his work now that I have a hard time getting around because of arthritis and heart issues along with 4 bulging disc in my back he lets me see things I normally would never get to see so a big thank you to “Post 10” !!

[@22stunt45]

Agreed, awesome voice

[@theniceashley84]

My 3yo likes me to play Post 10 Abandoned Buildings list when hes ready for bed 😁.

[@intercityrailpal]

There used to be a roundhouse around the locomotives. I read about these in Railroad Magazine 60 years ago. Which protected them for many many years.

[@OG-Ski]

"It's going to be a treacherous, bushwacking adventure..........Let's get moving." Love post 10!

[@iv2sab512]

My thoughts exactly. Let's go.

[@alisaben1]

❤❤

[@zeke112964]

Didn't see him whack any bush!

[@generalkayoss7347]

"don't find any ticks for some reason" Well no shit, it's Maine. lol

[@Ingrid922]

@@generalkayoss7347 "There are a lot of ticks in Maine. There is no county in Maine that does not have ticks, and Maine is home to several species. We have black-legged ticks (deer ticks), squirrel ticks, woodchuck ticks, rabbit ticks, brown dog ticks, and Lone Star ticks. If you intend to go out into the woods, take proper precautions."

[@topaz1456]

I was there in 1970. We were canoeing and saw the trestle. Much more of it was intact. Pretty impressive!

[@caughtme17]

Post .....is there anything you don't know? You are a walking encyclopedia.

[@Big_John_C]

Yea.. page after page of assumptions

[@caughtme17]

@@Big_John_C upon

[@johnjones-hy4un]

@@Big_John_C no he is actually smart.,

[@rampagingdodge1]

My Daughter and I hiked this piece of railway history in 2020, took us 2 hours one way and the bugs weren't bad at all. Took many of the same detours you did. The lake was much lower back then and we were able to walk out along the rails much further along the shore. The next year we hiked another long section of the rails to the other terminus. That is, the other side of the trestle, but driving along a woods road where the we knew the track once crossed. We parked and then walked west. Ended up on a rocky beach which has a long deadend causeway that ends up about 100 feet from chore and built with the right rail about 6 inches higher than the left rail. This helped them dump the pulpwood into the a water so they could be floated down to the other end of the lake. One other interesting find was about 500 feet before the beach, on the right side, there once was located a building, replete with an old steel bathtub. There are old wooden barrels full of bolts and nuts and other track related materials. Nearby there is a shallow well or perhaps outhouse pit. No evidence anyone has been down that track at all. There is a branch that peels off to the left and supposedly goes the entire length of the lake to the other end. You can sort of see it on Google Earth. One local historian says that the paper company built the branch but never actually used it.

[@Herman-ej4xn]

Thanks for the video Past 10

[@bassifiedbasshead]

Most people think abandoned things are junk but there actually incredible

[@post.10]

Love it

[@dancurrier6421]

who owns the property

[@post.10]

@@dancurrier6421 public land and logging

[@dancurrier6421]

Should have a logging company clean it up it would look so much better to bad they could not build a bike path and walking path trail out there

[@post.10]

@@dancurrier6421 honestly if that was cleaned up and maintained I wouldn't want to go there anymore. I go there to see abandoned nobody wants to see it cleaned up it will ruin it

[@RRaquello]

You need to get a good walking stick. I find it indispensable, especially on rugged trails. Makes everything much easier. Getting over rugged ground, or knocking low hanging branches and other things out of the way. Also, testing to see how deep water is when you can't see to the bottom, or testing to see how soft the ground is under the water. And also to protect yourself in case you come across a bobcat or something. You don't have to beat its brains out, but just waving the stick at it will scare it away. Finally, if you're bringing gear with you, you can use the walking stick as a bindle, and it makes carrying stuff much easier. Better than a back pack. I'd recommend a good, stout walking stick for anyone who is going off on a trail or bushwhacking expedition.

[@andyg1976]

When ever I see old abandoned things, I always think about the people that built or used it and the friendship that where made when using them.

[@alcopower5710]

I think the same thing mate👍

[@RMJ1984]

Same here.

[@wadecartwright4277]

Me too especially the old gold mines out here in Washington State how they hand drill them out unreal

[@austinaubinoe]

It's hard to even walk here, and they built a railroad across a lake in the 20s! Plus I always consider how remote an area is, even using a modern car and cell phone. They came up here in model Ts

[@Willysmb44]

I think of all the effort and expense and wonder how the people who built it would feel if they knew it was not used anymore

[@vettebecker1]

I knew about the locomotives, but had no idea of the equipment or anything else abandoned in the woods. Thanks for sharing

[@kylestephens1421]

My man, the unsung hero, shows his face more and more. I love it. Keep on doing what you do, dude!

[@frankcadillac9151]

The story I got on these loco's in the Maine woods. The engines were moved into the woods on the ice. After the area was logged out it was the end of railroad logging era and it wasen't worth getting the machinery out. Forest service got the area and two buildings, a bunk house for workers and a shed to protect the engines. The company preserved the engines and left them in the shed. Undesirables started to party in the bunk house so the forest service sent some flunky in to burn the bunk house, insted the dip $hit burned the engine building.

[@DemonsSoulsSuperPro]

I freaking love these videos, better than most stuff on TV nowadays for sure.

[@chuckgates1171]

You can view this on your tv.

[@DonaldNewton-oo3mz]

Your attention to detail is the best I've ever seen.....keep up the good work.......

[@stbu9709]

8:50 Barrow Steel 1886:- The Barrow Hematite Steel Company Limited was a major iron and steel producer based in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire (now Cumbria), England, between 1859 and 1963. At the turn of the 20th-century and the Technological Revolution it operated the largest steel mill in the world.

[@vistasinconnection9678]

I looked this up too, I think you are right; the typeface of the mold matches, Wikipedia photo for the year 1896. Having grown up in Lancashire, and visited Barrow-in-Furness and Cumbria this is fascinating.

[@chrisg38]

I did wonder when I saw Barrow Steel if it was going to be from England, pretty crazy to think we used to ship steel rails all around the world! I note the wiki says "Steel rails were ... the works' signature product and were laid for railways in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Rhodesia, South Africa, South America, and the United States.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrow_Hematite_Steel_Company Pretty impressive there are still rails made in the North of England nearly 150 years ago sat in the middle of the wilderness over in the USA!

[@markm6488]

@@vistasinconnection9678That is quite interesting, i wonder what the story is??🤔

[@nathanbain798]

Mans copy and pasted Wikipedia

[@christopherbruchez8040]

Those rails from Barrow-In-Furness are interesting! I lived in Barrow and have just finished my last draft in the Royal Navy in that very town....world renowned for shipbuilding, Steelworks and now Submarine manufacture. Amazing!

[@jamesguralski5156]

We had abandoned old locations of the tracks in Wisconsin... we'd find railroad spikes, horse shoes and elevated clearings in the woods. They built tracks to clear land

[@nathankage2366]

Ya bro I live in wisconsin and it has lots of rail lines took in out

[@Timmothy2012]

You could be the first person to see or touch that track in decades

[@BLVolz]

There are other videos.

[@Timmothy2012]

@@BLVolz ok

[@mainecoastrailfan]

Excellent video! It definitely takes a certain level of interest and dedication to take on such a task. Maine has a rich railroading history, and I'm happy to see you helping others to enjoy it! I've considered making the trip up there myself, although at this point I'll have to wait until the fall as Northern Maine has an unbearable level of mosquitos during the summer.

[@post.10]

Good choice, Go in late september after first frost and you will be mosquito free and all by yourself after tourist season, Those roads are not fun with traffic and dust

[@district2productions]

Maine and New Hampshire had so many different railroads I know NH had at least 6 different railroads from 1900-1980

[@joshyrussell95]

I love going on treacherous bushwhacking adventures whilst lying in my bed 😄 awesome channel 👏🏼

[@boldrobin5709]

You are a funny guy

[@john172867]

That's what I'm doing now!

[@intercityrailpal]

One of the engines is a very rare New York Central. One of about four left of thousands.

[@noeraldinkabam]

“You can see the rail” No I can’t but I believe you.

[@harleyhawk7959]

I was sucked in, wanting to see a 1500 ft trestle😥😤😡, that wasnt there. BS

[@christinemurphy8862]

It’s a shame they don’t keep the tracks clear for people to hike

[@laxingpiper23]

It is, but then at the same time, I think the area would get littered, vandalized and looted(railroad spikes, switch mechanisms, train wheels, hand brake wheels, etc other relics stolen). On top of that, this area is truly remote, just going to see the locomotives is not for the faint of heart. And to fix this trail up would cost a pretty penny, the amount of drainage and cutting and removing trees, getting equipment in there... forget it, it’s literally monumental. I’ve bush whacked on the very trek he just made 2 years ago, and it was brutal, but rewarding and certainly not for the faint of heart. Absolutely love this area though!

[@hoopthornseaweed]

@@laxingpiper23 how far in did you have to walk to see the trains? I would love to try and go there to show my kid brother. He's an old train fanatic

[@NeoAemaeth]

I think it's even more of an adventure trying to find your own path through the woods, seeing how nature takes everything back. Cleaned up forests are boring imo.

[@chrisl6263]

@@laxingpiper23 if I lived closer, I'd be out there cutting the trees to make a trail lol...

[@ken15cia]

And all that free geven wood..

[@dreamsteam8272]

this is America: whether on the moon, Iraq, Afghanistan, or in the forests of Main.... You land with a big show in the middle of the dust and dirt, build something huge, piss off if it becomes unprofitable, and simply leave the scrap behind!! !!!

[@lancer525]

Well, we finally get a good look at our Intrepid culvert-master, and seeker of abandoned sites. You're going places, young man!!

[@timkai]

Literally *and* metaphorically! 😁

[@anniecats101]

@@timkai Ha, that’s true

[@reinaldolockeortiz]

Thank you. You are providing a service for some of us.

[@lucast3006]

My brother and I hiked those same tracks all the way out to Allagash in 2006 when I was a little kid. We did it in late fall and a snowstorm moved in when we were on our way back which made it take forever. But it was a lot of fun and I would love to give it a try in the spring.

[@PaulaXism]

It looks like they split after the trestle.. one going north maybe a mile but the other going all the way to Ellis Brook.. If I wasn't 4000 miles away I would come with you on that adventure.

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

30k years from now: Was it merely humans trying to use a commercial transportation device, or was it... ancient aliens.... dun dun dun

[@beyblade4lyfe667]

I feel really bad for abandoned stuff I would fix it if I had the chance

[@GiffysChannel]

No point with these. It only ran from inside the middle of the woods to the river. It was for quick and easy transport to the river and apparently it was worth it to build these engines onsite and leave them when all the trees were gone.

[@tomlorenzen4062]

How can you feel bad for an inanimate object....

[@gravelydon7072]

@@GiffysChannel Except the trees are not gone. If you zoom out on Google maps link he has, you see that there is still logging going on in the area. In our area of Ohio, you log an area about once every 60 years. When you do it, you leave anything under 2 ft in diameter at the base. In 60 years, even the trees that were only a couple inches in diameter will be larger than 2 ft. Even areas in WV where commercial logging was done to get the most trees, 60 years later they are back in logging again.

[@beyblade4lyfe667]

@@GiffysChannel oh thx

[@davidlang4442]

This is what Musk should spend his money on..restoring these forgotten places..

[@RACaptialRegion]

There used to be a ton of early 1900s shortlines and trolleys where I live and it's been so much fun checking out the old ROWs in the woods. It's so beautiful

[@danhutson3460]

What a remarkable journey, that most will never be able to make. Thank you Post 10 for providing this trek & once again sharing such a tremendous retelling about Maine's & America's railroad past.

[@MaineOffGrid.]

Fascinating part of Maine history. Born and raised in Maine and have never been to the locomotive site, only drove past the road in on my way to Fort Kent. Maybe next year I will finally make the trip. Thanks for the video.

[@charliefunboy5210]

Post 10 has a great narrating voice AND is very handsome. He needs his own show on TV! Plus he's very knowledgeable on a variety of topics. I've learned so much watching him.

[@leokimvideo]

Amazing looking on every level. Reminded me of old grave yards that have trees growing up through the middle of graves

[@thegamingrhino5864]

there are so few remaining NYC locomotives, not to mention the LAST LS&MS locomotive sitting in the middle of a swampy forest. Really wish the park service could take at least one of them and let it sit inside at least

[@paulbains9152]

Forest Museum in Duncan on Vancouver Island BC , is rescuing the ones on the island .

[@dmacpher]

@@paulbains9152 grew up going to this museum gong around the loop

[@richardglueck7080]

That's very light rail, I think 60 lb. and built for lighter steam engines and wood coaches. I would have thought quicksand would be a consideration. You are absolutely right about the mosquitoes during the summer! Imagine logging in there during the summers? The two steamers saw service on the old New York Central. They were dragged across the ice in pieces and reassembled. I think this is the first video of the rail line extension. This was a lumber company, not a railroad company. Super video and a great adventure!

[@chadfromgb3060]

Post 10 had me at "treacherous bushwhacking adventure."

[@pscott000]

Just think of all the blood, sweat and tears that went into planning and building this railroad and now..... silence. Great video, thanks!

[@martinramirez6050]

I learn so much info I never knew I needed on this channel also sound like ur in good shape cuz you're not wheezing into the camera mic much love from socal

[@bryanseverino3674]

The steel used in making the rail was most likely pure and high quality. The salvage of that rail would be a gold mine for someone. The quality of today's recycled steel is not what that steel manufactured in the 1800"s would be. Thanks for bushwhacking and showing us a part of Maine that most will never see!

[@haydona1845]

Thinking the same thing. If someone went in there and picked up all those rails and train cars they would make a fortune in good scrap

[@alexgg7499]

I wonder the ppl who own those locomotives or they just left it to rot

[@thegoose0m1]

Was thinking the same thing as lately I've been doing some scraping. I know those rails are really heavy, and would probably be next to impossible to carry out without heavy machinery....

[@beyblade4lyfe667]

👏 who came early

[@thesal1000]

Thats what she said.

[@autheli]

my dad

[@joshmccoy1522]

That was a great video, thank you. It was reminiscent of a time I was following a 'trail' that appeared on an old USGS map, mostly kept intact by deer traffic. At one point I found several stretches of old corduroy that was used to cross swampy spots. Gave me a sense of stepping back in time.

[@TomSunderland]

There is a abandoned train line where I live that used to take to coal from the coal mines, the track are still in place and is still in good condition

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Film it babe, film it! :) We wanna see.

[@nathankage2366]

If you want to look at maps from 1980’s I use Peakbagger. Its mostly for hills/mountain peaks but I use it for old railroads

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

Truly incredible how people let these things go abandoned.

[@beyblade4lyfe667]

So true I agree

[@thegamingrhino5864]

its an outdoor exhibit in a state park, so its not really abandoned

[@post.10]

Yes it is, No trail going to that bridge

[@deadralynx1288]

And those Steam Locomotives! Ppl here would be all over them to preserve or restore! Why don't they do it in the US?

[@geminiinc1042]

@@deadralynx1288 the US is a throw away society. The majority of the population don't even know what preserve or restore means.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

"Old ghost logging trains chuffing through the night collecting old ghost trees being operated by Old ghost men who never could rest." -anonymous

[@dumoulin11]

When you look at the location on a map you realize just how out of the way this place is.

[@terot8341]

That railroad would be perfect for some Stephen King horror book scene, or movie.

[@laxingpiper23]

Agreed, when I went bush whacking up there 2 years ago, I was listening to lord Hurons strange trails album. It was extremely fitting. You should check it out if you’re into that genre of music, it’s eerily similar!

[@marjolein523]

Heyyy you´re showing yourself again! That´s great!

[@nathankage2366]

The location of this Trestle is at 46.3030838, -69.4021921

[@Welgeldiguniekalias]

Saying moose are great at finding the best way through the forest is a bit like saying bulldozers are experts at finding plots of land that are plane and level.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

This area is located on Eagle Lake, about 15 miles / 25 km south of Fort Kent, which is on the Maine-Canadian border.

[@nealewalter]

My two eldest kids were born in Fort Kent Maine

[@kevinbyrne4538]

@@nealewalter -- Oh, my goodness. Born in the realm of brutal winters. Brrr ...

[@SuperZytoon]

Post, you take what anyone else would have ignored as old and discarded junk, and that’s if they ever would have dared to make the trek through the woods, and given us the documentary of a lifetime. You are the type of man who would make National Geographic take notice and seek your skills for its pages and documentaries. Truly an awesome job. Thanks so much!

[@gordbaker896]

Click Bait. Massive Railway 1,500' Trestle..............NOT

[@jimrossi7708]

One thing you don’t have to worry about up in them swamps of North Maine is the gators !!!!

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

you gotta look up the SNL skits called "Maine Justice" here on YT, they talk about "gators in the swamps of maine". Funny skits!

[@jimrossi7708]

@@jumpingjeffflash9946 , I will check it out, thanks !

[@chuckvan1568]

22:21 "pillars"...not pillars but actually driven timber pile. A foundation method still used today, although wood piles are not the only material used. Wood piles are used a lot for marine piers. Concrete piles or concrete filled pipe pile are more common. Often steel pile are used in many projects.

[@atree7509]

If i had the money id buy and restore those locos.

[@jasonbooth5182]

Looks like its up to FRA standards no wide gage. Put a locomotive on it and plow through the trees.

[@bpriest1300]

I hope you carry some kind of protection. Stay safe young Skywalker.

[@annehenry6243]

Yes, please! If not creepy people and wandering sasquatch, you have moose, bear and boar out there!

[@keno-ne5ob]

No boars in Maine

[@anniecats101]

@@keno-ne5ob I was thinking about random people. I guess he probably puts off most harmful people because he’s so tall anyway, but protection is still good no matter. I can’t imagine he doesn’t carry at least a knife… actually I vaguely remember him using one in a video.

[@ricklewis5804]

@@annehenry6243 snakes too maybe and spiders

[@thenarrator869]

@@ricklewis5804 no poisonous animals in maine. Lived here my whole life.

[@wadecartwright4277]

I live in Washington state so there isn't much stuff like that but that would be super cool to stumble across thanks for videoing this

[@KenSch2020]

If you want to do the full 6 miles you should take a tent if it gets really late so you can camp out.

[@TheNoisePolluter]

I wish you'd follow those telegraph lines to see if you can find and good insulators!!!

[@AmedeeVanGasse]

Looks like you're doing a "GeoWizard Mission Across Wales"!

[@ScottHz]

No, they just went to the lake to dump logs

[@VeryLegitPerson]

pay me 12 bucks an hour and ill get my chainsaw and make a trail that follows the old rails. come on state of maine let me do it. building the bridges over the wash outs cost extra though!!!!!!

[@PhantomStella]

It would be cool if trains were still used as often as they once were

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Would be quite a bit better for the environment too!

[@MiaMia-rx9dw]

Why do I love these videos? This is not things I would ever do myself not did I ever think I'd want to watch it LOL! Good content👍🥰

[@KrazeeClark]

I love this guy.It seems that he looks different every time he’s on camera. p10 is highly entertaining. 🥇

[@JD-gj2rj]

Nice walk. Have family in northern Wisconsin, love to walk the old Sooline tracks!

[@larmo5633]

Absolutely amazing, to think trains used to run threw there is crazy. You did a great job showing everything and narrating. You keep the entire video interesting with fun facts and spend time explaining just the right parts...well done..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Sasquatchprospector]

Love the old trestles, amazing how they built these old railways!

[@dribs4671]

This is the first time I see your face!

[@mikc3305]

Great find! We must wonder who built this rail line, how old is it and does it make sense to have existed before large manufacturing operations, in a new America?

[@shopshop144]

I'm surprised this wasn't torn up for scrap during the depression or WW2---before the trees and water reclaimed the area. Did these tracks at one time connect to the rest of Maine's railroad system?

[@austinknowlton1783]

No. These tracks were purpose built and abandoned when they no longer served a purpose. It's in a lot more remote location than these videos let on. Wouldn't be an easy or profitable scrap job.

[@terryclinard9031]

You know you're in bad shape when you're dilapitated...lol. That's ok , I'm old and dilapitated too. Great video and great adventure !!

[@tonquinb]

Nothing like a "Treacherous, bushwhacking adventure!"...love it

[@mistervacation23]

Calvin Coolidge didn't say everything Floyd.

[@bw4t]

Post10, I reckon you might know all this, but in case you don't there are some links here about the history of the Eagle Lake & West Branch Railroad, as well as a map I found of the line and the other connecting logging railroads through that area. There was also a Tramway, I learned. As a former steam locomotive engineer and one who loves railroad history, I reckon there will be more that one person who is as interested in regional RR history as I am. Some of that old main line looks like it *might* be clearable with a LOT of work for railbikes, *maybe* lightweight speeders. Here in SE Ohio we've got our share of abandoned trackbeds around where I live, but they don't still have tracks, locomotives, and other artifacts! We even used to have a Baldwin steam tram here, line went several miles south of town, but that's all gone, can't even really see the trackbed anymore. www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/discover_history_explore_nature/history/allagash/index.shtml en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Lake_and_West_Branch_Railroad en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Lake_Tramway More Tramway: mooseheadhistory.org/2018/11/13/odyssey-of-the-eagle-lake-tramway/ Map of logging railroads around Eagle Lake (scroll about halfway down): www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=46707&whichpage=1 Unloading at Umbazooksus pier, the remains of which are still there in Google Earth: www.mainememory.net/artifact/8531

[@post.10]

Yes my original video of the place I talked about the history, I could tell on this hike the rails are not evenly spaced anymore so for any pedal car it would need alignment and a few ties just to keep the correct space but this place is so far out of the way not many would use it, there are many abandoned railways that are not grown in that could be bought for that purpose.

[@lyon406]

mmm, this plane: L'Oiseau Blanc (English: The White Bird) was a French Levasseur PL. 8 biplane that disappeared in 1927 during an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City, would have flown over this area

[@russiannorth2440]

nice and very warm, thank you. I post a video from the cold north of Russia. pleasant viewing)

[@teresawelborn1360]

I've watched a lot of your videos but I don't think I have ever saw you close up. Handsome man. So much history here and fascinating. Wow wish the tressel bridge was still there. You have to be one of a few if not the only one out there in years. Be careful .

[@post.10]

I do intros on abandoned place videos normally in the thumbnail

[@DroneALRM]

Very interesting! Congratulations from Brasil 🇧🇷

[@jenz720]

Can we get T Shirt that says "Pine Trees Are Weak" 😂😂

[@ricklewis5804]

A lot of the downed trees don’t look like pines to me. Here in Houston when hurricanes blow thru it’s oaks that get blown over. The pines have a deep tap root and bend in the wind while the oaks root system is wide but not deep. On top of that with the ground saturated is was soft making it easier for the winds to blow over the oaks. I

[@gg-gn3re]

pines hold up because they're flexible. also why they dominate all mountain areas. It's softer wood. Hard woods don't bend, they snap.

[@pascibs1579]

I just discovered post 10.. and I’m hooked! When you found the date 1886, I got goosebumps. The history of the railroad’s and the men who laid those tracks down is fascinating. Thank you for sharing all of this

[@waynejarrell1]

It's nice to see you. 😎💯👍

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

This place looks like bigfoot country.

[@Dekko-chan]

One of my dreams is to ride a train over a functional track that looks like that: all dilapidated and overgrown. On a big passenger train driving really slowly. Would be very dream-like

[@laxingpiper23]

Catskill mountain railroad, Kingston ny. Trust me

[@JesusFriedChrist]

It’s like out of The Walking Dead before it sucked.

[@rimfire2642]

I was waiting for you to find a little green creature that talked funny.

[@litteradventures9440]

Exploring in nature is always fun!

[@charliemichaels5858]

Respect. You, are a brave SOB. You inspire me to embrace the open unknown. You're giving the audience a counter poison for agoraphobia.

[@annahasty7191]

I started crying when I say your post...just the fact that someone knew that agoraphobia exists makes me feel less alone. 😀

[@charliemichaels5858]

@@annahasty7191 You're welcome. I get it. For me. It's like... I couldn't get past my mental walls. My own embarrassment was my own lock and key. Yeah seclusions progressed past my open door... I ultimately had to turn the knob. I am better. 😚

[@annahasty7191]

@@charliemichaels5858 I am glad that your better. 😁

[@charliemichaels5858]

@@annahasty7191 You still conflicted? taking any first steps for betterment? More to the point i hope you didn't shed to many tears over my comment. LOL :)

[@annahasty7191]

@@charliemichaels5858 I am still in the middle of battle with several illness. No tears here...very happy for you. 😁

[@daewalker3892]

Indeed. Narration was enjoyable. Love videos like this. Just before heading off to work it's great to go outside, even if by way of a video.

[@chickenwing111]

You piqued my interest at "treacherous bush-whacking adventure"

[@texasandpacific610]

If i knew where this was, i would try to clean all that up 😋😋😋

[@FRANKLIN-vu1vn]

Watching this reminded me of the movie Stand By Me 😀

[@beckylangridge6746]

Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for this 🙌🙌🙌