Stalin's failed GULAG: The Trans-Polar Railway (Construction No. 501)
The Trans-Polar is also referred to variously as Dead Road, and Stalinbahn, is an incomplete railway in Northern Siberia. The railway was a project of the Soviet Gulag system that took place from 1947 until Stalin's death in 1953. Construction was coordinated via two separate Gulag projects, the 501 Railroad beginning on the River Ob and 503 Railroad beginning on the River Yenisey, part of a grand design of Joseph Stalin to span a railroad across northern Siberia to reach the Soviet Union's easternmost territories.
The purpose of the railway was threefold: to facilitate the export of nickel from neighboring Norilsk; to provide work for thousands of post-war prisoners; to connect the deep-water seaports of Igarka and Salekhard with the western Russian railway network. With the Soviet industry relocated to western Siberia during World War II, it was seen as a strategic advantage to use the northward-flowing river systems to deliver supplies to Arctic Ocean ports. Salekhard was on the Ob River, downstream from Novosibirsk and Omsk, and Igarka was on the Yenisei. Connecting these two rivers was beneficial for transferring goods between cities and regions.
A rebuilt section of the railway between Nadym and Novy Urengoy on the east bank of the Nadym River is still in operation, as is the extreme western section connecting Labytnangi and the railway to Vorkuta. The section from Salekhard to Nadym is planned to be rebuilt, including a new bridge over the Ob to connect Salekhard to the rest of the Russian railway system via Labytnangi.
Me and my friend Kenji hitchhiked along the Trans-Polar Railway and explored some of the abandoned labor camps located next to the railway. We started out our journey in Novyy Urengoy and finished it in Salekhard. Along our way, we visited 2 forced labor camps of GULAG.
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Why Railroads Issue Heat Restrictions
Most areas of America have no need for heat restrictions as it doesn't get hot enough for it to be an issue (heat indexes aren't considered). Here in the southwest, however, daytime summer temperatures often exceed the 110 degree mark, and 120 in certain areas, which are the benchmarks for these restrictions.
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ABANDONED CALIFORNIA RAILROAD // Goat Canyon Trestle Bridge
Mountain Biking to the Goat Canyon Trestle Bridge
The Goat Canyon Trestle Bridge is located deep in the California desert down an abandoned California railroad line. To get there you will pass abandoned railroad tunnels and bridges. Along the route you will see several abandoned trains in the California Desert. You can hike or Mountain bike this route. Be careful in the summer months, as it can get very hot. We did this ride in December and the weather was perfect. This is one of the best Abandoned places in California that I have explored
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Hidden Soviet Relics Discovered - Abandoned Vehicles | Urbex
With the collapse of communism, many things have changed. The fallen empire left behind a scene of devastation in huge parts of the world. What remains from the socialist era today, are ruins that tell the history of the past. These include the final resting places of precious artifacts. In the fourth episode of our Hungary road trip series, we're exploring maybe the most unique vehicle graveyards of the country. From legendary jet fighters to partially one-hundred-year-old steam engines, we discovered true achievements from Soviet years. Also this time, we had to be especially careful since many adventurers before us have been caught here in the past. Well-prepared, we started two infiltrations of the most impressive vehicle graveyards we have experienced so far! #urbex #abandonedplaces #bwturbex
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How Vintage Railroad Signals Work: The Inside Story
There are lots of Railroad Museums around the country, but one of the things that sets the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum apart from most others is its Signal Garden. A large collection of working vintage signals is something I've seen no where else. With wig-wags, semaphores, rotating banners, and many more, Tehachapi has it going on.
Realizing what a rare treasure we have there, I got the idea of showing the inner workings of those with moving parts. So, join me for a look inside these fascinating signals.
Signal Garden Tour
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Berlins vergessene Bahnhöfe und das Geheimnis der „Dark“-Brücke
In einem Waldgebiet am Rande von Berlin steht eine alte Brücke. Darunter: verlassene Bahngleise. Fans der Netflix-Serie Dark kennen diese Szene nur zu gut: Genau hier treffen sich Jonas und seine Freunde, um zu den Windener Höhlen zu wandern und schließlich in der Zeit zu reisen. Aber was ist die reale Geschichte hinter diesen Bahngleisen? Warum liegen sie hier, in diesem Wald? Und warum fährt dort heute keine Bahn mehr? Zeit für eine kleine Wanderung entlang Berlins fast vergessener Bahntrasse.
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▪️ 0:00 - Heute wird gewandert
▪️ 2:58 - Die Geschichte der Friedhofsbahn
▪️ 5:43 - Die ersten Relikte im Wald
▪️ 10:37 - Die Dark-Brücke
▪️ 12:33 - Der Todesstreifen
▪️ 14:37 - Der ehemalige S-Bahnhof Dreilinden
▪️ 17:04 - Die ehemalige Teltowkanalbrücke
▪️ 19:12 - DDR-Relikte am Kanal
▪️ 23:10 - Die Tragödie um Hermann Döbler
▪️ 25:15 - Irrweg durch den Wald
▪️ 28:10 - Endspurt
▪️ 31:47 - S-Bahnhof und Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
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▪️ Lauft vom Wanderparkplatz am Schießstand der DEVA entlang. Zirka 100 Meter nach der Einzäunung geht ein Wanderweg rechts ab. Lauft diesen bis zum Ende. Dann erreicht ihr automatisch die Trasse der Friedhofsbahn. Hier der genaue Standort:
▪️ Von hier aus habt ihr nun die Möglichkeit, einen Abstecher nach rechts zu machen und einige Relikte im Wald zu entdecken. Falls euch das zu langweilig ist, lauft ihr einfach direkt nach links. Hier stoßt ihr nach einigen hundert Metern auf die Gleisüberreste an der Dark-Brücke (Königsweg). Diese befinden sich hier:
▪️ Direkt hinter den Gleisüberresten war früher die Berliner Mauer bzw. der Todesstreifen. Schaut genau hin und ihr entdeckt noch einige Relikte.
▪️ Jetzt wird es ganz einfach. Lauft einfach weiter geradeaus die alte Trasse entlang. Die Strecke ist kerzengerade, nicht zu übersehen und ihr könnt nirgendwo falsch abbiegen.
▪️ Das nächste Highlight: Der alte S-Bahnhof Dreilinden:
▪️ Dann folgt der Teltowkanal mit der zerstörten Brücke:
▪️ Um über den Kanal zu kommen, müsst ihr die Trasse verlassen und rechts hinter dem Campingplatz herlaufen. Dann immer weiter am Kanal entlang. Hier stoßt ihr auch auf den alten Grenzturm:
▪️ Es folgt folgt die Drewitz-Dreilinden-Brücke mit der Stele zu Hermann Döbler. Hier sind auch die Relikte des Checkpoints sowie die alte Trasse der Superstau-Autobahn zu finden:
▪️ Wenn ihr die Brücke überquert habt, biegt nach rechts ab und dann wieder rechts - dann kommt ihr wieder auf den Kanaluferweg, wo ihr auch die Fotos der alten Grenze findet.
▪️ Danach stoßt ihr wieder auf die zerstörte Friedhofsbahnbrücke. Direkt hinter dieser könnt ihr rechts in einen kleinen Weg einbiegen und landet wieder auf der Friedhofsbahntrasse. Ihr müsst nicht durch den Wald kraxeln wie ich.
▪️ Nun müsst ihr an der Autobahn 115 entlang bis links die Autobahnbrücke kommt. Diese überquert ihr hier:
▪️ Der nun folgende Wanderweg führt euch wieder auf die alte Trasse der Friedhofsbahn. Nun heißt es: Immer weiter geradeaus, bis ihr euer Ziel erreicht: den Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf.
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This Sahara Railway Is One of the Most Extreme in the World | Short Film Showcase
At more than 430 miles long, the Mauritania Railway has been transporting iron ore across the blistering heat of the Sahara Desert since 1963.
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One of the longest and heaviest trains in the world, the 1.8-mile beast runs from the mining center of Zouerat to the port city of Nouadhibou on Africa’s Atlantic coast. The train is the bedrock of the Mauritanian economy and a lifeline to the outside world for the people who live along its route.
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In Search of Walkable L.A.: How Defunct Electric Railways Could be Southern California's Salvation
Do you ever think about the inflection point in US history where we stopped building streets and communities for people walking and accessing electrified rail, and started building streets for individuals driving their personal vehicles wherever and whenever they wanted? Well, I do!
Today's video is an exploration of the history of electrified rail (streetcars) in greater Los Angeles, including the Pacific Electric Railway (the Red Cars and the Los Angeles Railway (the Yellow Cars). Even though the last of the streetcars were ripped out by the middle of the 20th century, the urban form and street design remains, persistent , like a phantom limb that keeps reminding you what once was.
We'll explore great streetcar suburbs like Silver Lake, Larchmont Village, and Highland Park -- L.A. neighborhoods that still have intact urban fabric and are in higher demand than ever. We'll also look at places where the region is investing in modern rail to reconnect and leverage these great assets.
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Vintage British Railways film - 'A place in the team' - 1953
Released in 1953, 'A place in the team' is a film detailing the wide choice of career oppurtunities available in British Railways, aimed particularly at boys of school leaving age and men completing their military service.
Massive Abandoned Steelworks Leaves Thousands of Workers without Job | URBEX DOCUMENTARY
Urban Exploration: Infiltrating an Abandoned Steel Mill in Germany (English and German subtitles are available!) Episode #133
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This colossus is one of Germany’s biggest industrial monuments. In the past, several thousand workers were drudging here under the most severe conditions day after day. In this former steel mill, all the production stages, from processing ore to the final goods, were realized in the tightest of spaces. After 15 years of being decommissioned, the monstrous industrial park was still appearing in working order. But when we were daring to enter the belly of the beast, we realized that the old plant is only a ruin. Pipes and steel beams, thick like tree trunks, are the skeleton of the leviathan but have been gnawed on by rust. So, it became really dangerous to move inside the spacious halls. But curiosity was the reason why we kept exploring and ultimately made an unusual find. And it was also why we had to end our exploration early.
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History of the railroad and L.A. Union Station
In honor of L.A. Union Station's 75th anniversary, Metrolink presents to you a mini-history of the railroads and the birth of Los Angeles Union Station.
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How Railroad Crossing Signals Work
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Vennbahn: The World's Weirdest Border?
Hidden away in the rolling Eifel hills is one of the world's weirdest international borders: a long, string-shaped piece of Belgium that runs through western Germany. Why is it there, and what does it have to do with an abandoned railway? I went to investigate the story of the Vennbahn...
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Along The Railroad 2018 | Abandoned Poland
Join me during a 22 miles long journey along the railroad. In this video, I follow the abandoned railroad line number 190 from Bielsko-Biała towards Cieszyn in Poland. I visit every station on my way to do some climbing at the end and watch fireworks.
2018 was a bad year, I had to withdraw from the university and go back to Poland. I even lost my flashlight on this adventure, but there cannot be a worse year than the worst, so now everything will be better.
The line was abandoned in 2009 and no-one knows the future of it for sure, it's really damaged.
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Abandoned Death Valley Railroad
Take a hike with me along the Abandoned Death Valley Railroad constructed back in the early 1900's to haul borax out of Death Valley.
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Railroads, Industry, and Unfortunate Decline | Reading, PA
A once-thriving city in the southeastern portion of the state, Reading, Pennsylvania is sadly now a place known for deindustrialization and its attributed resulting economic decline. However, I as the Coverage Project still see this destination as totally worth the visit. Its historical significance and urban architectural beauty are a few of several things to appreciate here, not to mention nearby shopping centers if that's your cup of tea.
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