Event Coverage ACME SPEED SHOP - ROAD TRIP TO THE ROUNDUP April "fools" edition

Small town in northern Utah.



Cockpit view




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Coffee with Mister Bill on the open highway couldn't get any better than that
I'll be tagging along...

 

John and Bill , only one thing to say "..................... On a side note , new hot rod going to be at LSRU ?
See you there . Blue

 

Acme speed shop doing his thing!!


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Safe travels! See you there!


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We spent several hours in Helper Utah this evening. I stopped here last year and took a quick look around but completely missed the other side of town. Seem that when the interstate was put in it split the town right in half.

Here is the other half.....




























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Anybody else notice that the brick in the first photo has the word "Acme" stamped into it?

Cool thread. Thanks for letting us ride along!

 

Also in Helper Utah is the old administrative building of the Utah Railroad. The building was last used in the 1980's. I posted some photos of this place last year but my battery died soon after getting there.

This year I was fully charged before our "self guided tour" and came away with some photos of great stuff.

This old water tower is amazing. Built in 1929.





















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a new acme adventure, great! have a safe travel.

 

And then on the inside we found some really old stuff. By the way, we only looked and take photos everything was left just as we found it.



There were flat files full of blueprints dating back to the 1930's of track schematics buildings and even old wiring diagrams.













We also saw LEDGER #1 just laying out on a stack of boxes. This was all financial data of the goings on in the admin building from the late 1920's.



And then there was the stock room that had everything from office supplies and maintenance supplies to brand new replacement parts for the train cars. The photos below are just a sample of what we saw.














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And a few more of the town.






































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Outstanding photographs in there. Your trip coverage is always great.

 

WOW! Do you have any thoughts about making a book based on the trip photos? Bob

 

Thanks for the ride.

 

The town Helper got its name because the trains would stop there in town and be hooked up to "helper" engines to get them over the pass into Salt Lake.


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Is the town abandoned? Or was it just early in the morning?

 

dizzamn! Your pictures are amazing and really tell a story of days gone by! Thanks so much for taking the time to share

 

Always look forward to your trip post!

 

Morning sunrise on way to Moab!


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Yep let's put the coal workers back to work ! LOL

 

First off, thanks for letting us tag along for the adventure/history lesson. Are you taking the same route as you did last year @Acme Speed Shop? One of these years I have to follow out to Texas in my RPU. I just have to finish it first!

 

Safe travels John & Mike! I always enjoy following your road trips to the LSRU. I can't make it down there this year, so I'll be checking in on your adventure. Thanks for all of the photos!

 

Thanks for taking me on a trip that I will never be able to make.
Like your truck and style.

 

A quick stop in Arches National Monument this morning.






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Couple fools at an amazing place... must see if you haven't!!!



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...great pics as usual,...did you get one of those Acme bricks?

 

I enjoy following along with the travel adventure every year, thanks for posting.

 

Two wild and crazy guys..I enjoyed the photo's and love the van. HRP

 

Arches national park


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Thanks for the ride along. Last pic kinda brings back memories of Tonto & the Lone Ranger.
OK it is April the 2nd so I missed a day !!!