Guess the location.

[GP30M4216]

Awesome! Love that location. Thanks for sharing this great historic shot, and yes JAMES, nice SMRS shot, too!

[ConrailMan5]

Yes it is indeed Taft visiting Tecumseh. Over in the Trip Reports TrainWatcher has a photo of the same location nearly 100 years after Taft's visit. I have been told another President traveled the line however I can't recall which one.

Also of interest, On US-12 in the Irish Hills area there is a tourist trap that has a blue heavy weight car, that car was in fact President Eisenhower's personal car. It is now a hunted house attraction, which is a pity but it's there and can be viewed well if your traveling eastbound.

Pretty cool seeing that shot, I wonder what the track speed was back then.

On RRHX they have a timetable for the Jackson Branch that lists passenger at 60mph and freight at 30mph in 1913.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timetables/NYC/NYC-JacksonBranch.htm

Always wondered about that... I believe that the house is closed, it is a pity seeing it in that fashon especeialy with that kind of significance