Where Is It?

[PatAzo]

Could that be CN's South Bend Sub, somewhere west of Kalamazoo?

The South Bend Sub doesn't go through Kalamazoo, but not west of Kalamazoo none the less.

If you have a time table this ought to be easy.

[railrod1949]

Could that be CN's South Bend Sub, somewhere west of Kalamazoo?

The South Bend Sub doesn't go through Kalamazoo, but not west of Kalamazoo none the less.

If you have a time table this ought to be easy.

On the CN, NS or on CSX in Michigan.

[Buster Manning]

looking north from E MN Ave, a little north and east of Climax....those are the defect detectors at MP 166.6

[PatAzo]

looking north from E MN Ave, a little north and east of Climax....those are the defect detectors at MP 166.6

That is correct.

[J T]

looking north from E MN Ave, a little north and east of Climax....those are the defect detectors at MP 166.6

I was just about to say that it was at the E MN Ave crossing, just southwest of Battle Creek. darn it, beat me to it!

[railrod1949]

looking north from E MN Ave, a little north and east of Climax....those are the defect detectors at MP 166.6

That is correct.

Yes, indeed, looking north from E. MN Avenue at the defect detectors MP 166.6 on the CN South Bend Sub, just north and east of Climax, in Charleston Township. Kalamazoo County.

[PatAzo]

This one might be easy as the picture comes up in web searches quite often. Three railroads once crossed here. One through route and one branch remain.

[railrod1949]

This one might be easy as the picture comes up in web searches quite often. Three railroads once crossed here. One through route and one branch remain.

Owosso?

[PatAzo]

This one might be easy as the picture comes up in web searches quite often. Three railroads once crossed here. One through route and one branch remain.

Owosso?

Not Owosso

[railrod1949]

This one might be easy as the picture comes up in web searches quite often. Three railroads once crossed here. One through route and one branch remain.

Owosso?

Not Owosso

Plainwell on the Grand Elk Railroad, If not which part of Michigan?

[PatAzo]

Plainwell looking southwest at the GR&I depot. Can you name all three railroads?

[railrod1949]

Plainwell looking southwest at the GR&I depot. Can you name all three railroads?

The three were the GR&I (later Pennsylvania, later PC, later Conrail, later NS, now Grand Elk RR), next was the old Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR (later NYC, later PC, now a GDLK RR branch line to Otsego where the Otsego paper mill is located, that the GSLK serve) and third railroad was the Michigan United Railway Interurban railroad. Old LS&MS RR depot was east of the old LS&MS and south of what is now M-89. The old GR&I depot and the interlocking tower were on the west side of the old GR&I and north of M-89. All in Plainwell, Allegan County.

[PatAzo]

The interurban was Michigan United Railway. The line between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids was considered one the best engineered lines in the U.S. in it's day.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

IMG_0685 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

[railrod1949]

IMG_0685 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Somewhere on Conrail SA or NS within the City of Detroit.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

On NS, in Detroit

[80mac]

Delray, facing "South" towards the Rouge River

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Correct.

[James Sofonia]

Ok this one is not in Michigan and not even in the US. Note the rail in the foreground.

[railrod1949]

Correct.

Yes, RR-40 if I'm correct, heading for NS Sterling Yard if I'm correct, That yard job is near Dearborn Street, in Delray, Detroit, Wayne County.