NYC- Lansing-Cavanaugh Yard- Pennsylvania Road Overpass

[flafiretwo]

Pete Mayor has completed more research on one of my photos from 1964

Some ideas have been put in the comments section for the NYC Geep photo...where the picture is looking down on the unit. Comments with the photo mention 496 - Kzoo??, I could use some more help. Quess 496 is Interstate 496......


Thanks Pete !!!!

Larry

[Scooterb]

Thanks to both of you. Geat looking at the historic shots and also trying to figure out and confirm the locations.

[J T]

Larry, I'm going to be in Lansing sometime this week and plan on contributing to the "then and now" theme of your shots that Pete has started. I've already printed out several and plan to do some hunting.

[Tim]

The photo is taken from the old Main St bridge which was replaced by I-496. The switch stand in the lower right is under the I-496 wb off ramp for Cedar St and is the south switch for the South Track visible behind the train. Buildings were part of Capitol City Lumber and most of them are gone now. They had a siding off the South Track. This might be train TL-2 which came out of Jackson and went to the Belt returning with the waycar to P/U their train at South Yard [Cavanaugh Rd] however they usually had two units.

[J T]

Tim, are you saying this is the NS line that is still in existance that comes off the CSX line just noth of Kalamazoo St?

[flafiretwo]

This url takes you to the NYC Geep image from 1964-1965 that was a "mystery"location. The slide tray notes only indicate the city where these slides were captured... 40 years ago

NYC Geep: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... pos=-41479

This url is the suggested map location for the photo and would be in walking distance..my only means of travel in 1964...from MSU. If you click on "satellite" after the map loads, you can see the building that may be the same one in the picture


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&g ... &z=16&om=1

THANKS FOR THE RESEARCH, Larry

[J T]

Larry, Jon Hall and I drove over the 496 overpass at the spot we THOUGHT was where your shot was taken. The curve in the tracks there is the opposite of your shot, so we ruled that one out. I'm still guessing it might be from the old line that isn't there any more, the one you shot going under Michigan Ave...which would be right on your walking route.