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UER Forum > Archived US: Great Lakes > Just follow the tracks... (Viewed 795 times) Babushka  Location: Minnesota Gender: Male  |  Just follow the tracks... < on 9/18/2009 5:52 AM >   I read somewhere online the best way to find urban decay is by following the train tracks to see where they lead. More often than not long walks along the tracks leads to sore feet, worth it though because it often leads to results! Earlier this past summer I was wandering the tracks and look what I stumbled into! This roundhouse may be a bit small but I found it to be very photogenic, and a bit of history (http://www.shorehamyards.org/) to boot is always nice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. In early December 2005 CP Rail notified the City and community that they believed the structural integrity of the roundhouse is compromised, prompting closure of a nearby track. Yeah the place has seen better times, I saw a ladder leading to the rooftop, but thought twice about hitting that... 12. 13. 14. The roundhouse may be derelict, but it sits in a very active yard, explore carefully. Enjoy the shots! metawaffle  King of Puns Location: Brisbane! Gender: Male Purveyor of Fine Lampshades  |  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 1 on 9/18/2009 5:56 AM >   That's a cool looking place. I agree about following train lines - you know you're bound to run into something eventually (e.g. a train ). http://www.longexposure.net Gatsby  Location: Minneapolis, MN Gender: Male Like all UER people, I've only explored your mom.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 2 on 9/18/2009 2:21 PM >   I don't think it's the one I'm thinking of (in NE Mpls), but it's very similar!! GREAT shots! I enjoyed every one of them! I only listen to 104.7 Poop. I'm always in deep shit, so I may as well listen to poop. Gatsby  Location: Minneapolis, MN Gender: Male Like all UER people, I've only explored your mom.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 3 on 9/18/2009 2:24 PM >   Crap, it IS the same one! Wow, it's changed a bit over the years since I've been there! I climbed the dodgy ladder back then, BTW - I described the night-time roofscape as "Mary Poppinsish". Magical. Still, great job on the photography! I only listen to 104.7 Poop. I'm always in deep shit, so I may as well listen to poop. Glass  Location: Chicago as one does  |  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 4 on 9/18/2009 2:26 PM >   Oh, wow, you can see straight through it now! Freak  Location: Usually Alaska, now MSP. Gender: Male Hypocrite  |  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 5 on 9/18/2009 4:29 PM >   Wow, yeah that place used to be in waaaay better shape, like with a roof and everything. That's crazy. Turn off the internet and go play outside. http://spamusement...hp/comics/view/137 rmuckley  Gender: Male  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 6 on 9/19/2009 12:44 AM >   Fantastic pics! I love railroads and UE- what a perfect combo! BobOnTheJob  Location: Toledo,Ohio 43605 Gender: Male Cannot the Kingdom of salvation take me home.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 7 on 9/23/2009 7:54 AM >   Very cool, Love your shots! Too stupid to live Too rare to kill Babushka  Location: Minnesota Gender: Male  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 8 on 9/30/2009 5:41 AM >   Thanks for the compliments, looks like the second trip paid off! Yeah the place is in a state of disrepair. When I was walking through the area where I took picture #3, I felt like I was in some middle eastern town that had just been bombed to pieces, weird feeling really. A return trip might be in order this spring to see how well the roof held up the heavy snow during the winter months. Cross your fingers she doesn't fall over! seicer  Location: New York Gender: Male  |  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 9 on 9/30/2009 5:42 PM >   Abandoned Traxus  Location: Detroit, MI, USA Gender: Male  |  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 10 on 9/30/2009 5:58 PM >   The exterior (shot #1) looks to have a lot of potential! Be wary of railway cops btw, I know a lot of rail lines are homeland insecurity turf... www.TheUndergroundNation.com GreyKat  Location: Minneapolis/St Paul MN Gender: Male I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 11 on 10/1/2009 4:13 AM >   OH NO!!!! That was one of my favorite superfund sites ever. Shit. Now wheres the ghost going to that lived there and the demon spider from hell in the crawlspace?!? Man....I hate progress sometimes that place was beautiful. GreyKat  Location: Minneapolis/St Paul MN Gender: Male I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 12 on 10/1/2009 5:11 AM >   In memorandum: http://www.uer.ca/...ow.asp?locid=28749 Please excuse the shitty pic quality I took them ages ago on an old point and shit that had seen a LOT of explorations. I know a lot of other people visited and probably got better shots than mine so please upload them. As far as I know Gatsby & I were the first to visit and totally explore the place and Gatsby wrote a fun story for the old HH zine on it that I posted on the location describing our first explore of it. For now I'm still going to list it as full members only since it is on railroad property and not quite demolished yet. [last edit 10/1/2009 5:12 AM by GreyKat - edited 1 times] Babushka  Location: Minnesota Gender: Male  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 13 on 10/5/2009 1:23 AM >   Thats funny GreyKat, because I did a little bit of research on the place after my first visit and I ended up finding the old roundhouse story by Gatsby. Excellent story, I think it really touches upon the reasons why we all like to explore what many would consider to be an eyesore. Here is a link to that article: http://hollow-hill...ndhouse-by-gatsby/ Sadly though I don't remember hearing any random noises or experiencing anything out of the ordinary while on site. But I do remember the whole time I was exploring the place there was a very loud train just sitting there idling about ten feet from the backside of the building. Too bad this may have covered up any attempts by the ghost to scare the hell out of me! GreyKat  Location: Minneapolis/St Paul MN Gender: Male I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 14 on 10/7/2009 4:18 AM >   Thanks for the link I'll check it out! Oh wait....thats my site. LauraL42  Location: Knoxville, TN Gender: Female  |  Re: Just follow the tracks... <Reply # 15 on 10/7/2009 4:54 AM >   Great photos. Looks like a wonderful place. UER Forum > Archived US: Great Lakes > Just follow the tracks... (Viewed 795 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 125 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740825985 pages have been generated.