New find along the the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad! Near Summit Station PA.

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18 күн бұрын

Hello everyone. It has been a while since we highlighted the old Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad. This weekend gave us the opportunity to do so. With my weekend being spent at the Schuylkill County fairgrounds, who's entrance way is built on the railbed, It was a no brainer to look for something cool.
Originally built as the Dauphin and Susquehanna Railroad in 1854, this was built to haul coal from Lebanon County PA to the PRR at Rockville PA. It would be reorganized as the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad in 1859 and would run from the Rockville PA area east to the Philadelphia and Reading at Auburn PA. The Philadelphia and Reading would take over operation of the line in 1872 and it would become the Schuylkill and Susquehanna branch of the Reading. After a bridge fire near Pine Grove PA the road would be abandoned by the Reading. This was in 1939. Let's take a walk and I'll fill in the gaps. Thank you for watching. 7/7/24

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@ThirdHandle 16 күн бұрын

Sick!!!! I love listening to you just go OFF about details and dates. Preserving history, 1 document at a time!

@kevinsalsbury2118 16 күн бұрын

While I was in that creek I found a brick with a maker's mark. Patterson brick Clearfield PA. It's pretty sweet!!

@ThirdHandle 16 күн бұрын

@@kevinsalsbury2118 awesome! I think I stayed in clearfield when I went to rolling rock town fair 2.0. That was a long time ago!

@440camelback6 15 күн бұрын

Nice

@johnalder6028 15 күн бұрын

Very nice. I bet many locals especially young people really enjoy that area.

@kevinsalsbury2118 14 күн бұрын

Good morning John. That's where I would be in my youth. Heck I was just there and I'm old 😆

@sparkplug5481 4 күн бұрын

Very interesting , subscribed

@kevinsalsbury2118 4 күн бұрын

Greatly appreciated spark plug.

@waterst9 3 күн бұрын

I have found that during the late Fall, after a 1.0" or less snowfall is the favored time of year to spot these features w / summer being the worst conditions to ID.

@kevinsalsbury2118 2 күн бұрын

Agreed. A fresh snow highlights the grades perfectly. Lack of foliage is even better. The tradeoffs I find to be 70/30 in favor of fall and winter. What I like most about the summer exploring is the ability to get into the water ways. Sometimes it's the only way to circumvent private property. I'm actually planning my first kayak trip down the Schuylkill river. There will be some incredible things to see!

@waterst9 2 күн бұрын

@@kevinsalsbury2118 Morning Kevin. I live in the Hudson Valley just north of New York City. My RR I follow is the New York Ontario & Western, New York Central, the Ulster & Delaware and some of the semi extinct short lines in the hood. There is a considerable network of rail trails in the area and my wife and I enjoy biking these pathways.

@kevinsalsbury2118 Күн бұрын

Wonderful area you live in. I follow the lost railbeds channel. Russ is really good at documenting the area up there. Would love to visit up there one day. Tons down here to keep me busy for a while though. Have a wonderful day.

@StantonsJourneys 15 күн бұрын

Very nice find and thanks for sharing

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Hey Stanton, thank you very much.

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

Beautiful find; Kevin!!!!!!!!

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Steve!

@user-tz3cu5ur8c 4 күн бұрын

There is a nice old rail bed on the ridge behind the Shenandoah no 5 water dam. Don't know much about it.

@kevinsalsbury2118 4 күн бұрын

I'm looking on Google maps but can't figure out which one is number 5 dam lol. There are a ton of resiviors up there. Is it north or south of Shenandoah proper? Thank you.

@nickmad887 15 күн бұрын

Thanks Kevin.

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Good morning Nick. Glad you enjoyed.

@davestrang8585 15 күн бұрын

Stone in the water🎉🎉🎉

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Fire in the sky. Thanks Dave. 😊

@waterst9 3 күн бұрын

I have a bad habit of spotting old RR beds and their vegetated infested ROW and bridge abutments. The vestiges of 19th century equivalent of the interstate. The US version of the Apian Way and the Silk Road.

@kevinsalsbury2118 2 күн бұрын

You and I share the same quality. I'm constantly looking for grades everywhere I drive. Even on roads I've traveled hundreds of times. Always looking for that one thing I missed. I spend a lot of time looking on Google maps, find a grade, then try to match it up maps on Wikipedia. It has been paying off. Problem is that there is so much to see that I never know which direction to go lol.

@ocsrc 16 күн бұрын

Tires are recycled now to use in asphalt. I don't know if there are collection places for them. The state DOT should have collection places at the DOT yards. They have one at Exit 44 of 476 and another one just south of Quakertown on 309. There are lots of DOT yards and they could easily have a truck or roll off container for collecting them. I still remember when they started using tires in asphalt in the late 90s. The sound changed on the highways and they were louder and had a deeper bass sound that traveled a lot further than the old concrete or old asphalt. But they say the new asphalt lasts longer and is easier on tires. So, the trade off is worth it.

@kevinsalsbury2118 16 күн бұрын

Good evening Bill. That is great they are recycling tires for asphalt. I had no idea. I could spend the rest of my life collecting discarded tires and still not get them all. And that's just in our area. There are spots along the Lehigh Canal that have so many. It's really a bummer to see.

@440camelback6 16 күн бұрын

I've been to the dauphin part of it a really nice area

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Haven't made out that far yet. Hopefully this fall I'll get back out to wrap up this line. Have a great day.

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

Healthy tree?😂😅😂😅😂😅 I would NOT stand there very long

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

😆🤣😂😹 I was good.... right?

@guest6423 16 күн бұрын

You always do a great job, Kevin. Thank you! Your camera, though. It's really twitchy at the very bottom portion of the screen. Not sure why that would be.

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Thank you very much. I use a 1996 Nokia flip phone so the quality isn't so good 😆😅 Just kidding but yeah I know it's not the best. That's why I try to find extra cool things to make up for it. Thank you for reaching out and have a good day 😊

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

Kevin ; keep on using that phone!!! You will be able to enter the antiques road show with it in a few years!!!!!

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

Kevin I know that my entire head twitches when I pick my nose with my right pinkie finger You might offer your guest tips on using his left hand for this necessary exercise

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

They just called me with an appraisal. I'm just not ready to sell yet.

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

I thought I was the only one with this problem Steve. Perhaps you and I should start a support group 😆🤣

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

Green Dolphin Street

@kevinsalsbury2118 15 күн бұрын

Pardon my ignorance Steve. Is it a good film?

@MillersRailfan 15 күн бұрын

@@kevinsalsbury2118a jazz standard made famous by Miles Davis in 1958

@FrankensteinDIYkayak 4 күн бұрын

take up kayaking and you will see many ruins in the middle of nowhere

@kevinsalsbury2118 3 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Planning my first trip down th Schuylkill with a friend. Hopefully around Labor day.

@johnr5339 5 күн бұрын

You have a total disrespect for private property. No Trespassing means No Trespassing. It doesn’t matter if it’s farm land or industrial, stay the hell out.

@kevinsalsbury2118 5 күн бұрын

More a curiosity than disrespect. There is a ton that I will never get to see because I respect the property. I weigh my options and then move forward. Don't spray paint or steal, just like history. If that means trespassing on some abandoned quarry property then so be it. By the way do you own this land?