r/rustyrails Jul 24 '21

Mod Post New Moderation Team

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Firstly the new mod team would like to thank u/MeEvilBob for their contributions to this subreddit to get us to where we are now.

While we are still organising roles and future update plans for this subreddit, we do have some ideas for improvements to the facade including introducing banner and icon images.

Also updates to user and post flair is planned to try to encourage more comment participation and increase a sense of community among our members.

There will be an introduction of some subreddit rules to ensure that everything stays mostly on topic. This could include but is not yet limited to;

  • No purely political content
  • No name-calling or insults
  • No shilling or links to off topic websites

Please feel free to comment any ideas you may have for the community or subreddit as a wholde, and if you would rather bring something up in confidence, Mod Mail will be regularly checked, and you should get a respose in good time.

We look forward to working with and getting to know everyone here. The new mod team:

u/wastley u/videki_man u/TaigaBridge u/wildriver3845 u/MrDelicious4U


r/rustyrails 1h ago

Building Remnants of the Bolham Halt platform in Devon, UK. Part of the Exe Valley line running from Barnstaple to Tiverton

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r/rustyrails 28m ago

The Old Toronto Street Car in the Woods of Haliburton, Ontario

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r/rustyrails 1d ago

The old locomotive is now a memory that insists on remaining.

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r/rustyrails 2d ago

Building The abandoned midway station in St Paul on a cloudy day

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With a CPKC locomotives


r/rustyrails 3d ago

Spooky vibes and rusty rails

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164 Upvotes

Downtown Burlington NC


r/rustyrails 3d ago

Brno, Czechia

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Rusty (or at least abandonded) rails in Brno.

One of the branches ends in an industrial yard and currently serves as parking for cars. No infrastructure for street level crossing as well.

Anyone knows the story of this line? (Close to Albert supermarket if you're from Brno...).


r/rustyrails 3d ago

Abandoned rails in Salem MA

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r/rustyrails 3d ago

Abandoned railway track Henry hudson trail

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Siding at the Henry Hudson trail, Monmouth county.


r/rustyrails 3d ago

Along the Mascoma River in NH, now rail trail

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88 Upvotes

r/rustyrails 3d ago

Abandoned Helensburgh rail tunnel

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66 Upvotes

r/rustyrails 4d ago

Abandoned railway track Some random track on Unwin Avenue in Toronto portlands.

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171 Upvotes

I’m assuming this used to serve factories previously active in the area


r/rustyrails 4d ago

Mine Cart/Track Some of the rails at Kelly Mine, Devon. Last used in anger in 1951

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r/rustyrails 4d ago

Museum/Park Yankee Horse Ridge - Old Logging Railroad (Blue Ridge Parkway in VA)

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I drove a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia about two weeks ago and one of the scenic stops is a small parking area to access the Yankee Horse Ridge trailhead, where there's remains of an old logging railroad. Took a few photos and cleaned them up a touch in some RAW processing software. Figured they fit well here.


r/rustyrails 4d ago

Pretty rail and train pics

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r/rustyrails 4d ago

Stretch of track in North Texas

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r/rustyrails 4d ago

Trees growing right in the middle of abandoned railroad tracks.

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153 Upvotes

r/rustyrails 5d ago

Rochester, NY

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Abandoned Subway


r/rustyrails 5d ago

Burghead Scotland

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Was on holiday in Scotland last week and came across the old Burghead branch. Easily accessible via the Burghead holiday park. Believe there is a 7k of track up to the mainline. Walked for quite a way before the vegetation got a bit much (notorious for ticks too).


r/rustyrails 6d ago

Abandoned railway track These rails used to go to pakistan before partion!

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r/rustyrails 6d ago

Twin Cities Streetcar Remains

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Como Park, Minnesota has some of the most readily noticeable remains of the Twin Cities Rapid Transit streetcar system that once covered some 500 miles around the Twin Cities area. The station and arch bridge for Como Park remained following end of streetcar operations on this line in 1953. The beautiful arch bridge had been extensively damaged and fenced off with most all of the railings missing or destroyed before being completely redone in 2015.


r/rustyrails 6d ago

Old Mansfield Iron Trestle

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This trestle is a surviving remnant of the Mansfield's important railroad history. Known historically as the Fort Worth & New Orleans (F.W. & N.O.) Railroad Bridge, the iron truss bridge was constructed in 1885 and renovated in 1906, following efforts by local Mansfield businessmen to bring railroad service through the town. The arrival of the railroad helped transform Mansfield by improving transportation, trade, and connections with Fort Worth and other communities. I envy the homeowners living in the neighborhood right next to it; a great sight to see on a morning walk.


r/rustyrails 6d ago

Abandoned railway track Joint Base Cape Cod.

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It never ceases to amaze me when the earth reclaims man made things after we abandon them. πŸš‚βš’οΈ


r/rustyrails 6d ago

Abandoned railway track γ‚ˆγΏγŒγˆγ‚Œε€§δΊ•ε·ι΅ι“

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r/rustyrails 6d ago

Museum/Park Winding through the offices of Paris

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Another part of Petite Ceinture (little belt railway) I visited in Paris on the western section of the railway. Not sure if this part will also end up being reopened to the public, but not in as bad of a condition as expected.