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**-Ray-** · 09-21-2009, 09:59 PM

Thanks for the nice memories. I had visited this site in 1989 on both sides of the river and the east hilltop. I remember a huge cricifix has been erected up there and the cave below is sealed.

**MG-Freak** · 09-23-2009, 03:42 AM

Very nice FMS!

**BPA-Paul** · 09-23-2009, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by CIB View Post

Thanks for the nice memories. I had visited this site in 1989 on both sides of the river and the east hilltop. I remember a huge cricifix has been erected up there and the cave below is sealed.

Im guessing your talking about this cross on the hill top in the background of this pic.....

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**BPA-Paul** · 09-23-2009, 10:45 AM

Flak Artillerie on top of bridge towers on east side of the rhine.....

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**spectre** · 09-23-2009, 12:47 PM

Very nice, thanks.

Alan

**armorrich** · 09-23-2009, 01:45 PM

Great pictures.....old and new!! Thanks for shareing them. Looks like you had a great experience and nice weather as well. Cheers mate....rich

**Alan Smith** · 09-23-2009, 02:47 PM

Great photos and information - thanks!

I see that the railroad tunnel is sealed up. Thus, I assume that particular railroad line is now totally abandoned? Just wondering as creating a tunnel through the mountain shown was surely a labor and capital intensive undertaking, so I'm a bit surprised to see that the rail line seems to have been completely abandoned.

Any details on what happened to this railroad line post-war, would be appreciated.

**david_4x4** · 09-23-2009, 04:22 PM

Great pics. My grandfather (9th armd, MP platoon) was at the Ludendorff bridge from capture until the collapse.

Slept in the right guard tower with the infamous sign over the door way. Im working on scanning the numerous pics him and friends took while there.

**GEBIRGS-JAGER** · 09-23-2009, 06:48 PM

Thanks for posting,any fotos of the museum. Brian

**fischer** · 09-23-2009, 08:15 PM

Great photo's...Thanks for sharing...

**BPA-Paul** · 09-23-2009, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by divebomber View Post

Thanks for posting,any fotos of the museum. Brian

Hi Brian, regarding museum which is in the west side towers of the rhine nothing really exciting just some general info regading history of the bridge and some minor artifact's, if my memory serves me right more photo's than anything, and some relics 1xhelm and some parts of damaged bridge section.

Some of the B/W pics you see posted are from the museum.

**MauserKar98k** · 09-23-2009, 08:16 PM

I'm a fan of "The Bridge at Remagen" film as well. However, it always kind of disappointed me that they couldn't have found a bridge that actually looked like the actual Ludendorff Bridge to use in the movie.

Originally posted by Alan Smith View Post

I see that the railroad tunnel is sealed up. Thus, I assume that particular railroad line is now totally abandoned? Just wondering as creating a tunnel through the mountain shown was surely a labor and capital intensive undertaking, so I'm a bit surprised to see that the rail line seems to have been completely abandoned.

Any details on what happened to this railroad line post-war, would be appreciated.

According to a book that I read once (I think I can get you the title if you want), the residents of Remagen never wanted the Ludendorff Bridge to begin with, that it "ruined their sweeping views of the Rhine Valley." After the bridge collapsed, they never bothered to rebuild it, and I can only assume abandoned that section of the railway that came through town. However, it seem curious to me as well that they would just seal up the tunnel after all the work it must have taken to bore the thing in the first place

According to the book, the residents of Remagen used the tunnel post-war to grown mushrooms.

**BPA-Paul** · 09-23-2009, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by Alan Smith View Post

Great photos and information - thanks!

I see that the railroad tunnel is sealed up. Thus, I assume that particular railroad line is now totally abandoned? Just wondering as creating a tunnel through the mountain shown was surely a labor and capital intensive undertaking, so I'm a bit surprised to see that the rail line seems to have been completely abandoned.

Any details on what happened to this railroad line post-war, would be appreciated.

Hi Alan,

Drilling thru that rock certainly would have been one hell of a job !!

, The tunnel is abandoned and sealed up, regarding the railroad it now runs parallel at the base of the mountain along side of the motorway/road on the east side.

**BPA-Paul** · 09-23-2009, 08:58 PM

A little souvenir...my rock from damaged section of bridge.

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**FLiPSiDE** · 09-24-2009, 11:31 AM

Thanks for posting this, great pics and I like the souvenir above too.

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