Tyson,There is nothing like exploring old abandon right of ways.
When I lived in Kentucky I would explore old abandon right of ways of long forgotten Kentucky short lines and branch lines.I found tie date pins,old ties,buried rail,what appeared to be a part of a old steam engine-I could not tell it was rusted so bad.footing for old water tanks,building foundations,rotted whistle posts,old bridge abutments and such like.I also found a rusted navy colt with the wooden handles missing from the civil war era? I often wondered how that pistol got there...
Sometimes walking these abandon right of ways you can almost hear the "ghostly whistle" from the train that ran on that track.