Dave, Rail trails are quite popular in the midwestern USA. We have them in urban areas where commuter electric lines closed. We have them in rural areas where branch lines were abandoned. Railroads predated cars and trucks and serious roads. After WWII, railroad traffic declined and trucks/automobiles took over. By the 1960's railroads were looking to abandon 'branch lines' of 5-10 miles each. Local communities often took them over as riding trails. Pleaase note that a 2% grade is a big thing for a railroad, so our trails are reasonably flat. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:42 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2011-11-28 12:05 [email protected] wrote >> >> A lovely set of photos they are, too, especially given the equipment used to capture them. > > i enjoyed the photos too, an interesting armchair journey; would have liked > to know/see more about that quarry >> >> Little River; wasn't there a band from there in the 80s? > > indeed, and that's also the name of one of the last unspoiled estuaries in > Maine, adjacent to which i spent much of my youth; the Kaituna picture > reminds me of "my" Little River quite a bit, and i would venture to > contradict David's caption — there is usually much to see in such places, if > little that stands out in the landscape > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
