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Pixl is very close. USM occupies the east section of the building but someone else occupies the back. A scrap metal company was back there and shipped by rail, then it closed, but it appears someone else moved in but are not using rail. This used to be the GE Tank plant and shipped a lot by rail.
Pixl wrote:US Manufacturing, Lorna Ave., near Warren Mi.
Michael wrote:SE Michigan.
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Another very old railroad bridge still in use
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AARR wrote:Pixl is very close. USM occupies the east section of the building but someone else occupies the back. A scrap metal company was back there and shipped by rail, then it closed, but it appears someone else moved in but are not using rail. This used to be the GE Tank plant and shipped a lot by rail.
Pixl wrote:US Manufacturing, Lorna Ave., near Warren Mi.
Michael wrote:SE Michigan.
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WHO AM I???

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Instead of a "Where am I?", how about a "WHO AM I?". This picture is of a famous railfan from Michigan. He loved trains. Can anyone guess who he is?
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NYCMan wrote:Instead of a "Where am I?", how about a "WHO AM I?". This picture is of a famous railfan from Michigan. He loved trains. Can anyone guess who he is?
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Looks like a mug shot to me. Is there a warrant out for this guy?
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No warrant out for this guy at this time, since he is deceased. And, since he is deceased, he can't be PIXL!
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Rudy Bladel A.K.A.: "The Railway Sniper"
http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bladel-rudy.htm
He may have loved trains but not people so much
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Michael wrote:Another very old railroad bridge still in use
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West Grand Blvd going under the Michigan Line in Detroit.
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milineamtrak wrote:
Michael wrote:Another very old railroad bridge still in use
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West Grand Blvd going under the Michigan Line in Detroit.

Yep. 1896 http://historicbridges.org/bridges/brow ... westgrand/
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Michael wrote:Another bridge photo
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Southern ave. in Dearborn. CSX bridge first up and behnd that the old Detroit Terminal bridge that connected with Fordson yard.
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milineamtrak wrote:
Michael wrote:Another very old railroad bridge still in use
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West Grand Blvd going under the Michigan Line in Detroit.
There have been a lot of trucks stuck under that bridge :-).
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Michael wrote:SE Michigan.
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The site of the former tank plant. To the left across the tracks is TACOM the Detroit Arsenal. Switced both sides a time or two.;-)
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M.D.Bentley wrote:
Michael wrote:Another bridge photo
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Southern ave. in Dearborn. CSX bridge first up and behnd that the old Detroit Terminal bridge that connected with Fordson yard.

Yep. 1930. http://historicbridges.org/bridges/brow ... /southern/
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Michael wrote:Another bridge photo
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What is this bridge spanning besides Southern Ave? I thought it might be a canal because it looks so straight, and spent a lot of time looking around the Clinton/Kalamazoo canal
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Conrail's portion of the Michigan Line crosses under CSX here.
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Here's one for you guys
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Pixl wrote:
Michael wrote:Another bridge photo
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What is this bridge spanning besides Southern Ave? I thought it might be a canal because it looks so straight, and spent a lot of time looking around the Clinton/Kalamazoo canal
Townline ahead or west. West Detroit behind or east. This is the Michigan line and just to the left is the west end of Conrails Livernois yard. Miller road bridge is beyond the rr bridges and C.P.Lou is to the right of the picture.
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Ypsi wrote:Here's one for you guys
Ah, drone photo of Pittsfield junction, nice :)
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It looks, to me, like the track that runs from upper left to lower right is missing :?
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Ypsi wrote:Here's one for you guys
Ah, drone photo of Pittsfield junction, nice :)
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AARR wrote:It looks, to me, like the track that runs from upper left to lower right is missing :?
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Ypsi wrote:Here's one for you guys
Ah, drone photo of Pittsfield junction, nice :)
I don't know what track your talking about because I see no evidence of a track ever going in those directions AARR.
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