Where Is It?

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M.D.Bentley wrote:
BDG wrote:
M.D.Bentley wrote:I think this would be mid state.
Just west of Ensel yard in Lansing off MLK Blvd.
BINGO ! Cydi of Michigan.
Too easy. :P
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No CDYI distribution centers in MI

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I thought this would be easy, but by the time I cropped it down enough to meet the size requirement, I'm not so sure...
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:I thought this would be easy, but by the time I cropped it down enough to meet the size requirement, I'm not so sure...
Somewhere on the old ROW of the former C&O Railway between Yale and Port Huron.

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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:I thought this would be easy, but by the time I cropped it down enough to meet the size requirement, I'm not so sure...
You didn't want to just click to resize the photo instead of cropping it then?
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~Z~ wrote:
GreatLakesRailfan wrote:I thought this would be easy, but by the time I cropped it down enough to meet the size requirement, I'm not so sure...
You didn't want to just click to resize the photo instead of cropping it then?
I'm posting from my phone, which doesn't have the capability to resize images like my computer does. The only option I had to get the file size down was to crop the image. It'll just add to the challenge, I guess.

Rodney, this was not taken near Yale- the one in Michigan or the "education" institution of the same name.
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:
~Z~ wrote:
GreatLakesRailfan wrote:I thought this would be easy, but by the time I cropped it down enough to meet the size requirement, I'm not so sure...
You didn't want to just click to resize the photo instead of cropping it then?
I'm posting from my phone, which doesn't have the capability to resize images like my computer does. The only option I had to get the file size down was to crop the image. It'll just add to the challenge, I guess.

Rodney, this was not taken near Yale- the one in Michigan or the "education" institution of the same name.
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railrod1949 wrote:
West Bloomfield Trail

No. It's also not on what used to be part of the COE System.
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:
railrod1949 wrote:
West Bloomfield Trail

No. It's also not on what used to be part of the COE System.
Huron Valley Trail, between South Lyon and Jackson, if not, more hints please.

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railrod1949 wrote:
GreatLakesRailfan wrote:
railrod1949 wrote:
West Bloomfield Trail

No. It's also not on what used to be part of the COE System.
Huron Valley Trail, between South Lyon and Jackson, if not, more hints please.

No. It's not in Sanilac, St. Clair or Huron counties. Bonus hint: it's not on Oakland county either.
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The ballast looks to be in good condition, so maybe a line that was taken care of till recently removed from service.

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Between Cold Water and Sturgeon?
Pixl wrote:The ballast looks to be in good condition, so maybe a line that was taken care of till recently removed from service.

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It looks like the abandoned (or railbanked) part of the ELS around Rockland. Up in the UP

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That looks like new ballast! They are going to put new rails down!!!!!!

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Michael wrote:It looks like the abandoned (or railbanked) part of the ELS around Rockland. Up in the UP
I see tall trees, hills, and grass. Too nice to be the scrubby bushy look of the UP.

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And I don't think E&LS's tracks are ballasted that nicely either. But, Michael is pretty good at guessing so maybe he's right.
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Michael wrote:It looks like the abandoned (or railbanked) part of the ELS around Rockland. Up in the UP
I see tall trees, hills, and grass. Too nice to be the scrubby bushy look of the UP.
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Sorry guys, I was a little tied up yesterday... As far as I know, the track was removed from this location and won't be going back in. It's in the lower peninsula, and the objects on the hill in the distance may be a clue where this was taken.

Thanks for blowing up the shot, Pixl. It's not always easy for me to post shots from my phone.
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AARR wrote:Between Cold Water and Sturgeon?
Pixl wrote:The ballast looks to be in good condition, so maybe a line that was taken care of till recently removed from service.

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In Lenawee, Branch , St. Joseph, Cass and Berrien counties?

ARR, please note the Cold Water and Sturgeon are incorrectly spell. Correct spelling Coldwater and Sturgis.

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Rockland area was just a wild guess based on looking at this crossing on Google below.
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Cass County? Isn't that in Indiana? It's not from Indiana.

Sorry Michael, it's not Rockland. SD80MAC or Trainwatcher should know where this is.
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