Where Is It?

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~Z~ wrote:Okemos?
Paved over tracks in Okemos? come on, now. :wink:
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J T wrote:
~Z~ wrote:Okemos?
Paved over tracks in Okemos? come on, now. :wink:
Lollerskates... I just now noticed the tracks were paved over. I was looking more at the bike trail and electric lines. Oopsie :)
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[quote="~Z~"]CAT345, nice identification on that one. Auburn Hills is 1 mile away, that answer was just fine.
Another on the "bicycle path crossing railroads"...where be it?[/quote

It is on Grand Elk, HESR, GLC, or LSRC? More hints please?

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DaveO wrote:
~Z~ wrote:CAT345, nice identification on that one. Auburn Hills is 1 mile away, that answer was just fine.
Another on the "bicycle path crossing railroads"...where be it?
Sweet :!: I found it :!: 8)

It wasn't my first guess. Or second guess. Or ...
Dave knows where it is at least.. my photo is in da thumb area.
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Croswell I think. The spur to the sugar plant.
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~Z~ wrote:CAT345, nice identification on that one. Auburn Hills is 1 mile away, that answer was just fine.
Another on the "bicycle path crossing railroads"...where be it?
Sweet :!: I found it :!: 8)

It wasn't my first guess. Or second guess. Or ...
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AARR wrote:Croswell I think. The spur to the sugar plant.
DaveO wrote:
~Z~ wrote:CAT345, nice identification on that one. Auburn Hills is 1 mile away, that answer was just fine.
Another on the "bicycle path crossing railroads"...where be it?
Sweet :!: I found it :!: 8)

It wasn't my first guess. Or second guess. Or ...
Found it, its Croswell, in the Michigan thumb. Located on the HESR RR and M-90. The spur to the left is to the Michigan Sugar Plant in Croswell, Sanilac County. The road in the foreground is M-90. The road to the right is Croswell Road. The end of the line is less a mile south of M-90. Passenger train service on the former C&O Railway line between Port Huron and Bad Axe. was discomtinued many years ago.

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AARR wrote:Croswell I think. The spur to the sugar plant.
Thou art correct. I assume Dave figured it out..maybe that's what "sweet" meant as in sugar.
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Where be it? A fenced in piece of property eh?
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~Z~ wrote:
AARR wrote:Croswell I think. The spur to the sugar plant.
Thou art correct. I assume Dave figured it out..maybe that's what "sweet" meant as in sugar.
That's what it meant.
Cryptic clues are fun.
Took sometime to figure out that the solution had to have a mainline with the not really used too much look.
The far reach of the HESR fit that.

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MS spur to former Bayer plant now BASF?
~Z~ wrote:Where be it? A fenced in piece of property eh?
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AARR wrote:MS spur to former Bayer plant now BASF?
Well that was too fast. To quote the wiki, the number of tank cars that BASF receives is "More than AARR would expect "http://railroadfan.com/wiki/index.php/M ... ivision.29
here's a linky to the spot in Muskegon: https://goo.gl/maps/Rwgt8gXUDwmc7AFd8
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:lol: I think my guess was 50 a year but someone said they'll get 50 carloads during a busy month so I was off a little :oops: .
~Z~ wrote:To quote the wiki, the number of tank cars that BASF receives is "More than AARR would expect "
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AARR wrote::lol: I think my guess was 50 a year but someone said they'll get 50 carloads during a busy month so I was off a little :oops: .
~Z~ wrote:To quote the wiki, the number of tank cars that BASF receives is "More than AARR would expect "
Yes, its the spur to the BNSF, (former Bayer) plant, in Muskegon Township, Muskegon County. The spur is west of the connection with the Michigan Shore RR that run between Muskegon and Fremont. The MS was the former C&O Railway Hart branch that an between Muskegon and Hart. Passenger train service between Muskegon and Hart and Pentwater, was discontinued many years ago.

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You had a couple good ones there Z. How about this one?
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Another great industrial picture! Is it in the Kalamazoo area? Perhaps one of the LC Howard warehouses?
Michael wrote:You had a couple good ones there Z. How about this one?
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Perhaps :D

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I had to look it up but it's on Factory St. in Kalamazoo :) .
AARR wrote:Another great industrial picture! Is it in the Kalamazoo area? Perhaps one of the LC Howard warehouses?
Michael wrote:You had a couple good ones there Z. How about this one?
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AARR wrote:I had to look it uIp but it's on Factory St. in Kalamazoo :) .
AARR wrote:Another great industrial picture! Is it in the Kalamazoo area? Perhaps one of the LC Howard warehouses?
Michael wrote:You had a couple good ones there Z. How about this one?
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Just checked the google map. it is at LC Howard Warehouse. 1919 Factory Street on the east side of the street. The spur is west off the connection with the old Pennsylvania RR former GR&I) main line.

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I didn't even realize LC Howard was written on the trailer and the building :oops:
Oh well, you got it anyways AARR. Here is your chance for the trifecta
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Michael wrote:I didn't even realize LC Howard was written on the trailer and the building :oops:
Oh well, you got it anyways AARR. Here is your chance for the trifecta
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Look like a centerbeam (unload plywoods) transloads somewhere in southeast Michigan. Off the connection with the Grand Elk, GLC, HESR, or the LSRC?
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