Is This Abandoned Railroad Coming Back to Life ?

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11 ай бұрын

Marked For Death Abandoned Railroad Crossing Restored ?
First this railway crossing gets destroyed by Hurricane Irma by breaking all the crossing gates in 2017 (Link to video below). Then, the last 12 miles of the CSX Homestead Subdivision were officially abandoned on March 2019 ( The last 12 miles begin from here South ). And now it is officially on the chopping block with a recently installed stop sign on the train tracks which I assume CSX placed. Not to mention there are 10 feet tall weeds and trees growing between the rails along with rotting cross ties and missing rail spikes along the tracks going South! The signals have all been folded up and the crossing gates removed in addition to the stop sign. The last train to use this line was in 2016 and it was for storage.
This line was built in 1926 by Seaboard Air Line to bring passenger service to Homestead, Florida and connected with the Miami extension of the Overseas Railway parallel to US 1 in FL City. In 1929, it became a freight line and 2016 was the last time it saw activity; removal of the stored hoppers on the line.
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@thomasmackowiak 10 ай бұрын

This is an interesting turn of events! I hope something comes of this weed removal by CSX. Please keep us advised of any other signs of a re-awakening of the Homestead Subdidivsion.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

You bet l will and thanks as always for the continued support, Thomas! I hope all is well with you.

@jeffrumbach150 10 ай бұрын

Maybe those warehouses down in homestead are asking for service and those serice down at the train station should one day get amtrak passenger rail service again ?

@thomasmackowiak 10 ай бұрын

@@railrol8282 all is well with me. Thank you for asking.

@tameraranger 10 ай бұрын

@railrol82 good morning railrol82 i know i haven't said anything to you i am sorry

@jeffrumbach150 10 ай бұрын

Especially you can see that the relay cases lites on still burning on meaning that railroad crossing lites still active

@Coloribus2004 10 ай бұрын

Hopefully service will be restored. America needs more railroads not less.

@Distress. 10 ай бұрын

Hopefully the county can buy it cheap and actually expand the Metrorail

@Coloribus2004 10 ай бұрын

@@Distress. yeah

@georgettedebuhr2660 10 ай бұрын

I think this is going to be revived. The stop sign has been taken down, and you can see the tracks all the way to the horizon, where you could not before. Keep us posted Roly and have a nice day

@dragondancer1814 10 ай бұрын

Possible good news, Roly-i just did some rattling around online, and it seems like Miami-Dade and CSX are starting talks about turning that line into a commuter rail line! I know it’s not the same as the origin purpose, but at least that line would be _alive_ again! Keep your fingers crossed, and look up the info online-i can’t provide the links, but they’re out there! 🤞🏻

@2themoon863 10 ай бұрын

I’ve said in the past that the Brightline project should be extended south to Homestead-it never made sense that the project stopped at downtown Miami. (I even thought it could go to the Homestead-Miami Speedway until I saw that no rail line is close enough.).

@transitjoe6560 10 ай бұрын

The weeds were cleared all the way down to the wye. Lots of work done in Homestead proper. Looks like ABC Supply will be their main customer there. Also, the Homestead Station appears to have been restored. I've been taking videos of the area, but I have been hampered by harsh weather and a bad back. They are not as informative as your videos, but I'm trying.

@TolgaEastCoast 10 ай бұрын

You're thinking CSX is looking to serve ABC? That would be exciting.

@transitjoe6560 10 ай бұрын

@@TolgaEastCoast I went exploring today. I am expediting this video. Give me a couple of hours.

@2themoon863 10 ай бұрын

How far south from m this crossing is the ABC Supply?

@celioleitao7303 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video, hope the tracks are used again.

@WaltANelsonPHD 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Rolly!

@michaelhayes1340 10 ай бұрын

Keeping my fingers crossed

@AlexTraxxas 10 ай бұрын

This is related to CSX being open to allow Tri Rail to use this subdivision to expand to Homestead.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

That idea got shot down many years ago, but it could be a possibility. Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@SD40Fan_Jason 10 ай бұрын

It's a great day when they re-open a line especially after it's been slated for A&D. Unfortunately I think you've gotten your hopes up for nothing. The blue emergency contact signs are there for compliance and the Weed sprayer had to remove the stop sign so they could get down the tracks. Now why they weed sprayed is not clear but if I were to guess it's so that heavy equipment could get down the ROW to begin dismantling the line. Keep us posted if they do any kind of rehab though!

@evanstauffer4470 10 ай бұрын

You ask if this is a reason for optimism. I have two thoughts: On the positive side, you can bet CSXT won't spend one dime maintaining an out-of-service track which has no future. On the negative side, If the line is going to be scrapped the first thing the scrapper has to do is clear the brush so they can get down to the track. I hope it's the former and not the latter.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

You bring up some very interesting perspectives. Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@poowg2657 10 ай бұрын

Looks like the whole ROW has been Roundupped. Hope to see it back!

@tomy.1846 10 ай бұрын

Looks promising!!!

@trainfan4014 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video😁

@csxtommy6562 10 ай бұрын

As we said before CSX had to be holding on to this line for some reason. Of course we will see. Roly will keep us informed.

@TerraExplorations 10 ай бұрын

I cant wait to see how that turns out.✌🏼

@thesegacampgamerandwerecam7504 10 ай бұрын

Wow Mindblowing CSX came through here and Clean Out the Weeds just so we can see the Tracks..... Keep us Updated in another Video if they Resurrect the Line again!

@cmc8856 10 ай бұрын

That's some serious weed kill. Hopefully some train action coming.

@armandoperez7967 10 ай бұрын

I am an eternal optimist! Thank you very much Railrol for bringing this wonderful gift of encouragement! That said, my gut feeling is that maybe some one other than CSX is doing this. How can CSX be doing this and yet be abandoning the entire west end of the ex Baltimore and Ohio main line to Saint Louis? Diamonds across other lines have been removed but mercifully the line isn’t ripped up yet.

@jasonervoes1326 8 ай бұрын

That's so awesome

@Brianrockrailfan 10 ай бұрын

really hope this rail line is used again 🛤👍

@user-xh1ug6xi3k 10 ай бұрын

On April 23, 2023 there was an article "Miami exploring effort to expand commuter rail service" that says Miami is in negotiations with CSX to rent the tracks for passenger service. and on April 25, 2023 another article "More CSX freight trains seen as route to add passenger rail too". Both of these talk about reactivation of the Homestead extension branch. It is all up to what CSX want s to charge for rail rental. Here is what is funny, two weeks age CSX replaced/ upgraded all the crossings from 137th ave to 320th street in Homestead and also the tracks have been cleared all the way past the homestead "Wye". If there were truly abandoned why all of a sudden are they upgrading?

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

You bring up some interesting points and only time will tell. Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@wtmjrchi1984 10 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be abandonment, just simply a line that's dormant.

@johntherogger 10 ай бұрын

I read an article from July that CSX and MD are in negotiation to use the line for trirail. Theyre doing a study right now

@kman-mi7su 10 ай бұрын

That's a decent sign something positive might happen. Of course, if it goes back in service, they still have a lot of work to do.

@jermaineartis1798 10 ай бұрын

I'll keep my fingers crossed that they'll bring those tracks back to life.

@carlfalt174 10 ай бұрын

I hope for the best for this track

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

You and me both. Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@gabricks1224 10 ай бұрын

Just after you made that last video where you were at that crossing, I went to that crossing after Ian struck and I did film that crossing

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

Good stuff! Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@gabricks1224 10 ай бұрын

@@railrol82 i still posted it and I did mention that the lights folded like that are like a drone

@KevinPlaysGuitar 10 ай бұрын

This is very interesting! I hope they bring that back to life. Funny how they have emergency contact information when there are no gates and the lights are facing up. 😃

@glf001 10 ай бұрын

Is the Gold Coast Railroad museum before the abandoned section or after? I think it is a good sign that they are maintaining the right of way Thank You for Sharing!!!

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

Before and thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@markydee48 10 ай бұрын

I'm standing on the tracks as I speak by my father in laws house, and the entire way from Krome down has had all the shrubbery removed. So something has to be going on. My father in law hasn't heard anything but he did see that they were clearing the tracks!! We'll see!!

@GummyMario8559 6 ай бұрын

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@Peter-mt6lg 10 ай бұрын

There could always be a new customer such as propane or lumber or aggregate. Looks like 90 Lb rail.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

CSX would go through all that trouble for 1 customer? Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@dougow3061 10 ай бұрын

something must be going hope they will start using this section again

@johnsmart964 10 ай бұрын

Well sir, this does seem very positive and they have done a great job of weed control. Now this certainly seems like a positive sign, however, sadly that is not necessarily the case. One can only imagine how difficult it would be to dismantle a railroad with a great deal of plant life growing, therefore, there are times when plant life is removed and weedkiller used to clear the track to make the dismantling easier. One hopes that this is not the case here, but it certainly is something to consider. Thank you for all your great reporting, railroad archeology is certainly a most interesting subject.

@joelchristensen9503 5 ай бұрын

I know like where I'm at there are tracks that lead to a nuclear plant that have been marked with a stop sign in the middle of the track. But it still considered active

@walterlangston4484 10 ай бұрын

Hope this means trains will be running on this line again

@2themoon863 10 ай бұрын

How far south from this crossing are the tracks intact-or, how far south does the line go before the rails are pulled up or the right of way no longer exists?

@taslimchoudhary1253 10 ай бұрын

Nice Video 🥀🌴🇮🇳🥀🌴

@OleanderJunction 10 ай бұрын

The SXH may live again. In 2026 it will become 100 years old. I named my channel after the Diamond Oleander that used to be on the line, it was taken out in 2009.

@KieraCameron514 10 ай бұрын

Those tracks need TLC.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

Yes they do. Thanks as always for the support of my channel!

@chadmoore9336 10 ай бұрын

The stop sign was removed to get the spray rig in. No activation. Just like a dog marking it territory. No revenue no future use.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

Only time will tell.

@annyer262 10 ай бұрын

They probably sprayed the weeds ready to run a rail recovery train! The rail recovery train wedges the rail ties off the rail as it goes, then winches the rails up onto the rain. They are definitely the last train on a line!

@Isaactheviolinist 10 ай бұрын

There's i definitely a possible chance that the railroad in this video is going to get revived because i know theres people out there that removes signs when not supposed to because that is what i first thought about when you said that the sign was removed but then when you said that CSX did that, that is probably going to get revived because on the other side of the crossing doesn't have a sign of weeds and tall grass it looks new so those people on that road is gonna have to stop again if it does come back to life and hey how come you guys are getting rain send the rain here to central texas

@stardust-rv7mr 10 ай бұрын

is there some possible businesses down that way, or are the clearing the right away to remove the tracks?

@mikedurhan9941 10 ай бұрын

I had the same thought (clearing weeds to remove tracks). I hope we're both wrong.......... I'd love to see it go active again.

@csxtommy6562 10 ай бұрын

The rails and tracks will still need to be replaced for compliance for future trains. Read from past comments that during the final days of service trains ran slow on this line.

@joshbenton4080 10 ай бұрын

They would need to do a major track rehabilitation project on these tracks, as the older sections of track has been there since the Seaboard days. The older track sections appears to have 75 Pound rail, definitely from the Seaboard days!@@csxtommy6562

@TJV64 10 ай бұрын

Next stop Krome Ave😊

@doulasc 10 ай бұрын

maybe tri-rail

@AlexTraxxas 10 ай бұрын

Yes.

@railrol82 10 ай бұрын

One could only hope!

@Mike-tg7dj 10 ай бұрын

Unless they're gonna rip up the track, hmmm? Maybe?

@gnrrailroad1531 10 ай бұрын

Hopefully CSX is not getting ready for the rail train. It would be great if it’s for a new customer.

@trirail812productions8 10 ай бұрын

you mean csx may use the line why you see stuff chnageng

@DuMontTV 10 ай бұрын

That's going to be a Brightline express track to the Taj Mahal recording studio and 7-11

@ChainsawNW1218 10 ай бұрын

It would be nice if the Homestead Subdivision would see freight traffic again, through freights and locals!🛤🚂👍

@DaddyDFL 10 ай бұрын

Need to convert to light rail, electrified low/mid speed people movers. Relieve traffic congestion out of south dade. Should have done that with the busway