California, PA: Library/Pennsy Depot & Caboose and Perryman Titanium Manufacturing

Depot: (Satellite)

Perryman: (Satellite)

Street View, Oct 2023

Street View, Oct 2023

 Street View, Oct 2023

 John Cowgill: DC Railroad Examiner posted
Old Train Station, California, Pennsylvania.

This map made it easy to find the depot.

1954/55 California Quad @ 24,000

Perryman

They also have a facility in Houston, PA.

https://www.perrymanco.com/, they make titanium products.

Mascaro Construction Company, LP posted three photos with the comment: "A view from the top!  Get a different perspective of the work being done at Perryman.  As part of this project, the team will perform 34,500 cubic yards of excavation, 7,400 cubic yards of concrete, 52 sections of crane rails, 10,700 square feet of metal decking, and a 90,000 square foot building."

Patrick Martin shared with the comment: "Perryman Expansion. Titanium Manufacturing in Pennsylvania."

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Spring Hope, NC: Library/ACL Depot

(Satellite)

ACL = Atlantic Coast Line

Street View, Dec 2024

Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "Quaint Train Depot in Spring Hope NC which is being turned into a library and is therefore a different color on each end."

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Dave Kuntz Drone Photos posted four photos with the comment: "End of the line at Spring Hope NC where either direction goes into the weeds very shortly."

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1903/65 Spring Hope Quad @ 62,500

The rail.guide labels the current railroad as CC.

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But a Google search for "CC" turned up empty. So I tried this map.

National Rail Network Map

I had to dig deep in the Google search results until I found Nash County Railroad. 

The 19 mile NCYR is owned by Gulf & Ohio Railways, and this route was purchased in 1985. "The Nash County Railroad owns four (4) locomotives and transports over 4,000 carloads annually." [carolana]

Dickinson, ND: Lost/Wood Feed Mill

(Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2024

 

Aug 11, 2026: Wesley Peters posted

Sad News out of Dickinson, ND.

Yesterday Woody's Feed & Grain was largely destroyed by a fire that started on the western side of the complex. No cause for the fire has been released as of this post. As of last evening just the partially burned and collapsed remains of the annex are still standing.

Early History- Farmers Grain Co. Headhouse built in 1908. 34,000-bushel capacity. Annex built before 1957 (exact year unknown). Bushel capacity unknown. False-front headhouse built in unknown year. Bushel capacity unknown.

This landmark will be greatly missed. Glad I got a photo of it when I went through Dickinson in July 2024.

Photographed on 7/13/2024.

Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.

The railroad was the Northern Pacific, and it is still BNSF. [rail.guide]

Street View, Aug 2019

Photo, Nov 2021

Hillsboro, TX: Gulf Gas Station and Roadside America Museum & Betty Boop

Station: (Satellite)

Museum: (Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2023

The pump in the middle has a flow indicator at the top, so it is older than the other two. And note the bottle Coke dispenser on the right.

Street View, Aug 2023

The town also has an interesting courthouse. The pumps were restored since Mar 2023.

Street View, Mar 2023

David Goines posted
Hillsboro, Texas

Roadside America Museum

I found this while looking for the gas station.

The building was a Ford Dealership. [RoadsideAmericaTX]

Street View, Jun 2026

Jovy Nave, Apr 2026

I wonder why Joey didn't include Betty Boop in the above photo.

Larry Anderson, May 2026

The above photo is the first time I've seen an old version of Betty Boop clad in pants. This version is more typical.

Chris Ruggiero posted
Here I am with one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time, Betty Boop. Who’s your favorite cartoon character?

SmithsonianMag
Timeline of Betty Boop's evolution, Fleischer Studios

Larry Anderson, May 2026

I remember the chipmunk with the "A" is Alvin.

Ben Miller, Jan 2026

And the museum has some American Giants and classic cars.

Ben Miller, Jan 2026

I'm back. (I'm done for now because of a Google bug)

About 2:30pm on Sep 9, 2026, when I tried adding a photo to a post, it did not work. Blogger did the upload, but the photo never appeared in the post. I tried some things to work around the problem such as a different post, a different photo, deleting an existing photo in case I was at some unknown limit, a different browser, waiting a few hours, waiting several hours, etc. Nothing worked. So, I'm giving up for now. I'll do a test each day to see if the photo upload got fixed. When fixed, I'll resume posting.

Update: within 24 hours they fixed the bug. That bug was so bad that they had to fix it. It confirmed my theory that Google doesn't test new versions of their blog software.

Newton, NC: 1924 Museum/Southern Depot

(Satellite, 373 photos)

Steve Wood posted
There is a caboose. But it is more.....the little girl in the photo is now my wife and the lady is my late mother-in-law. The station is now the home of Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum in Newton, NC.
Randall Hampton: Locally assigned caboose; yellow bay window area.
Randall Hampton posted
RS-3? Nice station, a standard SR design for many years. I grew up in a town with an identical station.
[Comments indicate that Gainesville, GA, and Hickory, NC, still have their depots.]

David Kohler, Feb 2022

Street View, Sep 2021

There is another caboose behind the tree on the left and a passenger car behind the tree on the right.

Street View

VisitHickoryMetro
"This collection includes boxcars, log cars, passenger cars, cabooses, and a steam locomotive. We have the largest collection of vintage narrow gauge equipment in the south. Additionally, we operate several model railroads of N, HO, and O scale in our dedicated model railroad center. At the center of our 4-acre campus is an authentic Southern Railway depot, built in 1924. The depot houses our indoor museum, offices, and rental facilities."

Roland, IA: Lost/Wood Grain Elevator

(Satellite, it was removed Mar 23, 2024.)

Street View, Aug 2022

Wesley Peters posted three photos with the comment:

Remembering the Farmers Coop Elevator at Roland, Story County, IA.

False-front combination headhouse/annex built in 1956, Mill & Elevator Service Co. 103,000-bushel capacity.

Destroyed via practice burn on 3/23/2024.

Just two surviving works by the Mill & Elevator Service Co. are left in Iowa in 2026, an annex in Leland, and a headhouse at Ogden.

I visited and photographed this elevator three times (2020, 2023, and 2024).

Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.

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This elevator is still left.

Street View, Sep 2021

I wasn't surprised that the railroad was abandoned west of town in 1975, but I was surprised that it was already abandoned in 1954.

1954/68 Waterloo Quad @ 250,000

C&NW bought the M&StL.

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