Where Is It?

railrod1949 · Unread post by **railrod1949** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:52 pm

Somewhere on the Grand Elk RR between Grand Rapids and the MI-IN border. In the latest shot above.

DaveO · Unread post by **DaveO** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:38 pm

PatAzo wrote:Chelsea is on the wrong side of the state and you won't see NS power working this train anymore.

Northbound on the now Grand Elk main at E Mosel Ave in Kalamazoo.

PatAzo · Unread post by **PatAzo** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:21 pm

DaveO wrote:
PatAzo wrote:Chelsea is on the wrong side of the state and you won't see NS power working this train anymore.
Northbound on the now Grand Elk main at E Mosel Ave in Kalamazoo.

That is correct. The concrete pad in the foreground is the old Mosel Yard office.

railrod1949 · Unread post by **railrod1949** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:06 pm

PatAzo wrote:
DaveO wrote:
PatAzo wrote:Chelsea is on the wrong side of the state and you won't see NS power working this train anymore.
Northbound on the now Grand Elk main at E Mosel Ave in Kalamazoo.
That is correct. The concrete pad in the foreground is the old Mosel Yard office.

Yes, it's the E. Mosel Avenue crossing the Grand Elk main line, looking south but the local freight is heading either northbound or southbound in Kamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County. Old Mosel Yard office concrete pad in the foreground with the former Pennsylvania RR Mosel yard behind the photographer's current position, Final run of the remaining passenger train on the old Pennsy summer months only between Fort Wayne, IN and Mackinaw City, was made on Friday, September 1, 1961 northbound Fridays only Fort Wayne to Mackinaw City and was made on Monday, September 4, 1961 southdbound Sundays only Mackinaw City to Fort Wayne. Those trains was called the Northern Arrow.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:35 pm

railrod1949 · Unread post by **railrod1949** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:44 am

Michael wrote:

Ii is in SE Michigan? On the River Raisin?

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:54 am

Thumb area

Unread post by **AARR** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:00 pm

Is it between Akron and Bay City on the DC&BC?

Michael wrote:

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:47 pm

That is the correct railroad but not the correct location

AARR wrote:Is it between Akron and Bay City on the DC&BC?
Michael wrote:

Unread post by **AARR** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:03 pm

Is it the Black River near Port Huron?

Michael wrote:Is it between Akron and Bay City on the DC&BC? That is the correct railroad but not the correct location

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:12 pm

You were much closer with your last guess AARR

AARR wrote:Is it the Black River near Port Huron?

railrod1949 · Unread post by **railrod1949** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:38 pm

Michael wrote:You were much closer with your last guess AARR

AARR wrote:Is it the Black River near Port Huron?

E. Dayton Road over the Cass River looking southwest along the river toward Metz Road (M-24), just southeast of Caro. The bridge abutments on both sides of the river were parts of the bridge that carried the old DBC&W RR that ran between Sandusky and Bay City. In Indiansfield Township, Tuscola County.

GreatLakesRailfan · Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:39 am

AARR wrote:Is it between Akron and Bay City on the DC&BC?
Michael wrote:

Quanicassee?

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:54 am

Rodney got it. Its Caro.
AARR I figured you guys would have driven by that location on your Road Rally

Unread post by **~Z~** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:20 am

Not in Michigan - as far as I can tell, this is the (blank)ern most point of connected to the main network railroad tracks that are located in the contiguous united states.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:01 am

I like geographic trivia like this.

~Z~ wrote:Not in Michigan - as far as I can tell, this is the (blank)ern most point of connected to the main network railroad tracks that are located in the contiguous united states.

DaveO · Unread post by **DaveO** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:09 am

~Z~ wrote:Not in Michigan - as far as I can tell, this is the (blank)ern most point of connected to the main network railroad tracks that are located in the contiguous united states.

The next contender is ~ 35 miles shorter. It used to be ~ 30 miles shorter.
But this sometime ago was the clear winner, by far.

railrod1949 · Unread post by **railrod1949** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:45 am

DaveO wrote:
~Z~ wrote:Not in Michigan - as far as I can tell, this is the (blank)ern most point of connected to the main network railroad tracks that are located in the contiguous united states.
The next contender is ~ 35 miles shorter. It used to be ~ 30 miles shorter.
But this sometime ago was the clear winner, by far.

Judging by a palm tree use as a landmark, this must be in California or Florida.

blueheron13 · Unread post by **blueheron13** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:06 am

Judging by a palm tree use as a landmark, this must be in California or Florida.

Along 10th Ave in Homestead FL?

Unread post by **~Z~** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:21 am

blueheron13 wrote:
Judging by a palm tree use as a landmark, this must be in California or Florida.
Along 10th Ave in Homestead FL?

Ding! good work.

DaveO wrote: The next contender is ~ 35 miles shorter. It used to be ~ 30 miles shorter.
But this sometime ago was the clear winner, by far.

The other contender is Brownsville TX in your mind, right? Trackage there not too much further north than Homestead.

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