I Followed An Abandoned Railway In The Mountains And Found Something Amazing 

Thank you, this is good to know stuff the books don’t tell you. That’s hard work, much respect to you. Thank you for building America. I love this history but at the same time wonder why there’s no more nice stuff like this in use. Bummer honestly.. I wasn’t sure but looked very similar to an old car like you said. The thin tin trim on the top made me almost certain. Thank you for sharing, super cool! 👍👍👋

@@MountainWestProductions One thing you must always keep in mind,, "They don't build them like they used to." Is actually untrue. Houses. I am a builder, and by my previous comment you know I've been at this a long time. "They don't build,," Uh No. All the crap fell down long ago. Only the better built, engineered, still survive. So we THINK they used to do it better. No. The good part. Time has acted as a sieve, filtering out all the worst, leaving good examples of what does work. I have worked on residences as old as 1680, Massachusetts, and as new as the passive solar super insulated of my engineering I will be building this winter, Arizona. Not a lick of sense,, still working.

@@Sailor376also interesting thought here it’s true yeah definitely is. See the thing about building today I think that gets misconstrued is style and individuality. Architecture for the working man right? I feel like unless you build yourself it takes a mountain and a lot of securities to build something custom in a subdivision or something common I.e development. Houses then were cookie cutter and standard as well but there was an amount of pride and sourced furnishings that just blow your mind right out of a sears catalog. The stairs, banisters, mantles and windows had style and choice. Craftsmanship a lot is factory line now unless you have a lot a lot to spend ya know?

@@MountainWestProductions Oh I very much know and agree with you. Two sides of that coin as well. A Sears house, catalog, cookie cutter, prefab,, worked on two of those over the years. Extremely well built, engineered,,, there can be a benefit to cookie cutter. But,,,,,there can be a hundred and the low bidder supplied the material and the low bidder assembled them all and the worst of the worst are what they are calling 'tofu' houses in China, Houses, apartment buildings, roads and bridges,, that last two years and fall down. Building well, brings an internal satisfaction,,, which is the greater reason I dig a ditch or build a pit toilet. Laughing,, although having the structure surviving far beyond my meager years,, well, at this point,, that is not going to be difficult to do. I can put a lifetime warranty on a roof,, knowing full well it will last at least 5 years. laughing,, I only have a couple left. Lifetime warranty can be pretty short. And I am laughing. I've been to see the elephant,, wanna do it all again,,,, as I said, not a lick of sense.

@Sailor376also haha you’re a solid dude, appreciate you finding the channel. You old timers had it in the palm of your hands… Thank you👍👋👋

Nice! Thank you, I’ve been stumped on this!

I believe that this was part of the Northern Pacific Tennessee pass line

I’ve seen go karts too good thinkin!👍 Thank you!

Thanks buddy👍 Glad to hear from you. yes won’t be long for the tunnel I reckon as well. until next time👋

I know it’s a shame.. Happy to share, would be a great experience to take this train one more time! Thank you 👍👋

It was! Thank you for tuning in.. Northern Pacific Homestake pass is such a great pieceof history. happy to share!👍👋

Had to, soon it will be caved and gone..Good times on the mountain!

Yeah kinda strange huh? I like tho, thank you and happy to share. Always good hear from our fellow aussies!👍👍👋

Thank you! Happy to share👍👍👋

Stay tuned buddy👍 Happy to have you along.. Hope today’s treating you well! Thank you Charles🤠

The frame really makes you think it’s an old rail car doesn’t it? maybe converted for a section house?

The cabin down the tracks had a similar set up! right before the tunnel. 👍👋

Interesting there, was not expecting to find this, pretty crazy if that’s the case. That area is very unstable! 👍👍👋

really? I thought north you would have something a tad higher! Have not be that way yet however! thanks for tuning in and sharing some facts brother 👍👍👋

Happy to share, glad to have you along! Thank you👍👋

This was a Northern Pacific line I’m certain. Milwaukee ran a different route. I’ll research it a bit more as far as Milwaukee goes but the northern pacific had this exclusively as a passanger line to serve Butte and Whitehall during the mining boom. The rail shut down in the late 70’s after the mines started closing up in butte. I’ll also investigate the deer lodge line here shortly, didn’t know about the cattle cars!!

@@MountainWestProductions My bad…..Milwaukee ran over Pipestone pass. I used to commute to college from Whitefish to Bozeman in the late 60s using old Highway 10 over Homestake pass then in the early 70s same commute over Pipestone on I 90. Got my passes mixed. I was a museum tech in 2000 for Grant Kohres ranch so if you take a tour of the Main house say hi to Kleopatra in the parlor.

@fredmanicke5078 ah gotcha, yes the Milwaukee traveled rough country but suitable rough country, the line capitalized on freight and passenger movement from what I understand. Along with a few luxury cars I think kind of promotional..? But I believe the pacific northern connected the entire country first? Or maybe great northern. There’s a wild Hollywood drama (Hell on wheels) that depicts the construction of the line with a cool protagonist as the main character. Small world, much respect to a man of history. I will say hi, thank you!👍

@@justaperson8560 isn’t it, insane..Measured, blasted and picked away. See I’d love to have a burger and pop with one of those guys.. Understand how that worked out what the day was like etc..It would be like pulling teeth but I’m sure you would hear some cool stories. Wild life encounters, going into town Etc;etc.. 👍