Good job DaveO guessing the Island Lake State Park photo
I thought I read somewhere that the gravel mining company decided to mine elsewhere but I can't find that now.
~Z~ wrote:
Avnx wrote:
~Z~ wrote:I can at least confirm the photo on google says it's within the Island Lake State Recreation Area. Close enough
Where be this one? Where be it?
Grand Elk, south of Kalamazoo.
It is on Grand elk, south of Kzoo somewhere. I'll give it till tomorrow unless someone can guess earlier.
~Z~ wrote:I can at least confirm the photo on google says it's within the Island Lake State Recreation Area. Close enough
Where be this one? Where be it?
Grand Elk, south of Kalamazoo.
It is on Grand elk, south of Kzoo somewhere. I'll give it till tomorrow unless someone can guess earlier.
Featherstone Road, NE of Constantine on the Grand Elk. in Constantine Township, St. Joseph County. Grand Elk RR was the former LS&MS RR, later NYCS that ran between Elkhart, IN and Grand Rapids. Passenger train service on that trackage between Elkhart and GR was discontinued many years ago.
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Michael wrote:It looks like Featherstone Rd down by Constantine
Good work Avnx and Michael, it is Featherstone Rd just north of Constantine. I was down there getting this shot of Grand Elk heading south: GATX 2204 by ~Z ~, on Flickr
Buster Manning wrote:Looks like the line that ends at Port Dolomite going over the intersection of N. Quarry Rd. and E. Swede Rd.
yes, that's north of Port Dolomite at the overpass over E. Swede Road just east of N. Quarry Road in the da UP about 20 miles west of Detour and Drummond Island.
Pixl wrote:The disturbed soil in front of the hi-rail suggests there may have been a wye here at one time.
I think you're correct Pixl about a wye being there but I can't recall details other than if there was a wye it was removed a very long time ago. 1940's or 50's perhaps.
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
There was a Wye, and remember that the Middleton Branch at one time was the original Grand Trunk mainline that went straight across the state from Muskegon to Saginaw if I remember right. It was one of 3 railroads that went straight across the state early on in Michigan's history.
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The disturbed soil in front of the hi-rail suggests there may have been a wye here at one time.
Yes, definitely looking southeast from Park and Lynn streets crossing of the GLC in Ashley, Gratiot County. looking southeast along the former AA RR, now GLC RR, towards M-57. Final run of the remaining passenger train on the former AARR, between Toledo, OH and Frankfort/Boat Landing/Elberta, was made on July 19, 1950. The trackage to the right was the former GTW RR Greenville Sub to Greenville, now part of the GLC RR Middleton Branch that also cross US-127 at grade in Ola, just north of M-57.
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This segment went from Ashley to Muskegon. It connected with AA at Ashley.
O Scale Railfanner wrote:the Middleton Branch at one time was the original Grand Trunk mainline that went straight across the state from Muskegon to Saginaw
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
AARR wrote:This segment went from Ashley to Muskegon. It connected with AA at Ashley.
O Scale Railfanner wrote:the Middleton Branch at one time was the original Grand Trunk mainline that went straight across the state from Muskegon to Saginaw
Oh. I thought it was northern GT main.
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