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Western Railroad Discussion > A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2)Date: 05/27/15 17:21 A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 OK, picking up from yesterday. My hike has brought me close to the first cut through the hills, as indicated on my attached overhead view.
Picture 1: Where I am at. Picture 2: Another view of the westbound intermodal climbing up the east bound "down" track. Picture 3: I dont know the mechanical term for it, but this looks to be a cable support for something way back when. Power pole maybe?    Date: 05/27/15 17:25 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 4: An old tie.
Picture 5: I was a very short distance east of the grade. I went over to a garbage dump to check things out. Lots of cans of various sizes. And a pipe driven into the ground for a long removed sign? Picture 6: More. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/27/15 18:12 by syscom3.    Date: 05/27/15 17:30 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 7: More detrius of the desert.
Picture 8: More, plus a wooden pole that once was used for something. Picture 9: OK, back onto the grade and hiking again. On this section, the grade is only a few feet above the desert floor.    Date: 05/27/15 17:34 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 10: Where drainage openings were needed for the small gullies, the construction gang used ties.
Picture 11: At the 'cut". Picture 12: walking along. I started seeing more remnents of wooden poles after this point. Power or telegraphy or both, take your pick.    Date: 05/27/15 17:38 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 13: There is a drainage tunnel here. Not very large though. I have no idea why they dumped a concerte pier here. A story that will never be known.
Picture 14: Continuing along, more debris laying in the sun, slowly getting eroded by the sand. Picture 15: Continuing along, I get a look at where the middle bridge would be.    Date: 05/27/15 17:41 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 16: This looked to be a place where a signal stand would have been.
Picture 17: Another view of the ghost bridge. Picture 18: Another view.    Date: 05/27/15 17:45 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 19: I would have loved to see the bridge structure when it existed.
Picture 20: A nice view of the Ash Hill "hill" I was at last month. Picture 21: I explored an area east of here and again discovered a dump full of cans. And a post sticking out of the ground.    Date: 05/27/15 17:48 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 I wonder how many BNSF personell go by these locations not even knowing they exist?
Picture 22: Another view of the cans and Ash Hill. Picture 23: Old and new. An MOW makes its way eastward. Picture 24: Old and new. An eastbound intermodal is heading downhill.    Date: 05/27/15 17:51 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 25: Another wooden pole.
Picture 26: Continuing my hike. Picture 27: And still continuing, with cut #2 in view.    Date: 05/27/15 17:53 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 28: A spike plate.
Picture 29: Looking back. Picture 30: Another pipe that held a sign.    Date: 05/27/15 18:00 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 31: Another place for a signal stand?
Picture 32: Along this part of the grade, there was a small boulder field (on the west side). While exploring it, i found this solitary wooden something sticking out. For what purpose, who knows. Picture 33: Its hard to see, but theres a fairly deep boulder filled gully in front of me. On the opposite side is where the ATSF dumped a lot of ties. I dont think it was from this old ROW, most probably from the new mains during a replacement project. They sure couldnt do it now. The gully is about 15 feet deep.    Date: 05/27/15 18:05 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 34: An eastbound autorack passes by.
Picture 35: Old and new. An old wooden pole was chopped up and left to rot in the desert. Picture 36: I saw a lot of these along the ROW from this point. I looked for them and knew a post would be in the middle. Some fo them had shown fire damage. As if someone made a campfire out of them. Maybe the salvage crew?    Date: 05/27/15 18:07 Re: A hike on the old ATSF grade on Ash Hill (Pt. 2) Author: syscom3 Picture 37: Last picture for tonight. I am approaching the north bridge. And fortunatly someone has blocked the ROW in case some idiot wants to go four wheelling at night.
Come back tomorrow for some more!  Date: 05/27/15 19:01 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: timz Anyone got a pre-1923 SFe timetable? Did the
Needles District have signals then? Date: 05/27/15 20:54 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: up833 Photo 16..maybe a motor car set out?
Thanks for these fine desert field trips ! Roger Beckett Date: 05/27/15 21:02 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: ATSF100WEST timz Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone got a pre-1923 SFe timetable? Did the > Needles District have signals then? I'd say upper quadrant US&S Semaphores with ABS. They would be replaced by US&S Tri-lights. Bob ATSF100WEST......Out Date: 05/27/15 21:26 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: ATSF100WEST All this seems so familiar...... in another millennia.
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1182400,1182400#1182400 Nice work. Still trying to figure out how the hell to catch a westbound on Main 2 between West Siberia and East Ash Hill. A lot easier now than it was prior to CTC. Bob ATSF100WEST......Out  Date: 05/27/15 21:37 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: syscom3 How cool. How did you get out there? 4WD or hike like me?
Date: 05/27/15 21:50 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: ATSF100WEST syscom3 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > How cool. How did you get out there? 4WD or hike > like me? Hike. That was how I found this: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3426745,3426745#3426745 Bob ATSF100WEST......Out Date: 05/27/15 21:57 Re: old ATSF on Ash Hill Author: syscom3 Whats your opinion on the garbage dumps for cans? Some place where the salvage crews made camp?
What about all the posts I found thst were not near the tracks or in a linear row with others? |