Where Is It?

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This used to be a rail yard and industrial area. Long time ago.

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DaveO wrote:This used to be a rail yard and industrial area. Long time ago.

Imagerail yard by Dave O, on Flickr
Somewhere along Woodward Avenue, M-1, between Detroit and pontiac.
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This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.
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Along the Detroit River? Perhaps the Detroit Terminal?
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Traverse City in front of the Hotel Indigo?

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You got it. Woodward and Maple (15 Mile) in downtown Birmingham
blueheron13 wrote:This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.

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Michael wrote:You got it. Woodward and Maple (15 Mile) in downtown Birmingham
blueheron13 wrote:This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.
Yes, indeed, it's Woodward Avenue, M-1, looking southeat, just south of Maple Road in Birmingham, Oakland County.
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blueheron13 wrote:This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.
You did much better than 2 other people I thought for sure would get it :shock:

Previously known as Hunter Blvd. This was the original railroad route through Birmingham. The now CN/GTW Holly Sub being relocated to the east during the 1930's.

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Would you happen to have a map of the original ROW. I cannot envision how it would have looked.
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blueheron13 wrote:This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.
You did much better than 2 other people I thought for sure would get it :shock:

Previously known as Hunter Blvd. This was the original railroad route through Birmingham. The now CN/GTW Holly Sub being relocated to the east during the 1930's.
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Went across from Sherman Drive and 11 Mile in Royal Oak over to Woodward.

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AARR wrote:Would you happen to have a map of the original ROW. I cannot envision how it would have looked.
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blueheron13 wrote:This sure looks like Woodward Ave in Oakland County, but even if true I don't know exactly where.
You did much better than 2 other people I thought for sure would get it :shock:

Previously known as Hunter Blvd. This was the original railroad route through Birmingham. The now CN/GTW Holly Sub being relocated to the east during the 1930's.
Generally speaking. Woodward was under the now southbound lanes. Just to the east roughly where the southbound left lane is was the interurban. It continued along Woodward through downtown Birmingham.

Leaving Royal Oak, the railroad followed the now Sherman Drive and then north under what is basically the left lane of northbound Woodward. It bypassed downtown Birmingham using what later was Hunter Blvd(now Woodward). Then as it came to the big hill at Long Lake, it veered northerly along the hillside back to the existing(and current) alignment. You can see much of that alignment with the current NOT 3D google aerial image.

As for the track in Birmingham, look at the 1921 Sanborn Maps in the following link https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn03931_005/

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Thanks guys :D
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I think this is Star of the West in Quincy.
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AARR wrote:I think this is Star of the West in Quincy.
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Yes, indeed, it's Star of the West at the foot of Church Street. on the south side of the now INER RR aka the Little River RR in Quincy, Branch County. The shot above is looking south. Final run of the remaining passenger train on the former LS&MS RR (the Old Road), later NYC System RR, between Toledo, OH and Elkhart, IN, was made on November 19, 1956. Quincy is also located on US-12 betwween Coldwater and Jonesville.

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I finally guessed one right. If this were baseball my batting average would be about .004. :oops:
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AARR wrote:I think this is Star of the West in Quincy.
Michael wrote:Image
Yes, indeed, it's Star of the West at the foot of Church Street. on the south side of the now INER RR aka the Little River RR in Quincy, Branch County. The shot above is looking south. Final run of the remaining passenger train on the former LS&MS RR (the Old Road), later NYC System RR, between Toledo, OH and Elkhart, IN, was made on November 19, 1956. Quincy is also located on US-12 between Coldwater and Jonesville.
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I posted that one specifically with you in mind AARR :)

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Thanks, I accept your gratuity :mrgreen:
Michael wrote:I posted that one specifically with you in mind AARR :)
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