Where Is It?

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~Z~ wrote:Where be it? Depot on right side, rail trail down the middle.
Coleman, MI on the former C&O Railway trackage from the 3rd Street Crossing looking west along the now Pere Marquette Trail and old US-10 towards Clare. In Coleman, Midland County. Final run of the remaining passenger train which was a mixed train ran between Saginaw and ludington, was on November 30, 1949 liitle over six months after I was born. Either still now or was a depot restaurant. My late mom and I ate there once in August, 2006.

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Good work RailRod. Here's another.. it's on a Michigan highway, so M-xx road. This Michigan highway ends into another Michigan highway about 1/3 mile to the east of this spot. The railroad that crossed here has been long gone.
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~Z~ wrote:Good work RailRod. Here's another.. it's on a Michigan highway, so M-xx road. This Michigan highway ends into another Michigan highway about 1/3 mile to the east of this spot. The railroad that crossed here has been long gone.
M-30 and M-20 west of Midland. If not more hints please.

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Not m30/20. Photo spot is in west Michigan, within 60 miles of Grand rapids.
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Perhaps near Howard City?
~Z~ wrote:Good work RailRod. Here's another.. it's on a Michigan highway, so M-xx road. This Michigan highway ends into another Michigan highway about 1/3 mile to the east of this spot. The railroad that crossed here has been long gone.
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...

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Not Howard city, but It is NE of Grand rapids.
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~Z~ wrote:Not Howard city, but It is NE of Grand rapids.

Got it! M-44 near Orleans east of Hoppouch Road which is between M-66 and Belding. The old Pere Marquette RR ROW was between Ionia and south of Greenville. This shot is looking westbound along M-44 towards US-131.

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railrod1949 wrote:
~Z~ wrote:Not Howard city, but It is NE of Grand rapids.

Got it! M-44 near Orleans east of Hoppouch Road which is between M-66 and Belding. The old Pere Marquette RR ROW was between Haynor northwest of Ionia and south of Stanton. That trackage was abandoned in 1933. This shot is looking westbound along M-44 towards US-131. In Orleans Township, Ionia County.
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ImageIMG_2062 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

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Good work railrod. Wasn't sure when it was abandoned, but cool to know it was 1933.

ConrailDetroit - I'm guessing "Detroit" to start.
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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:ImageIMG_2062 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Delray

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Not in Delray, Detroit or Michigan.

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railrod1949 wrote:
ConrailDetr​oit wrote:ImageIMG_2062 by tcamp7837, on Flickr

Delray

Chicago or Cleveland? If not more hints! Also, I quite sure that a freeway ramp.

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Cleveland, Ohio. Jennings Rd. Looking Northeast under the Dennison Rd. over pass. Arcelor Mittal furnace in the distance.

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Correct

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I found this looking for Z's last one
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Michael wrote:I found this looking for Z's last one
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I know it's in west Michigan. Near a village More hints please!

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Portland?
Michael wrote:I found this looking for Z's last one
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It is within 30 miles of GR.
This 1000 foot section appears to be one of the few parts of the original railroad right of way that is not part of a rail trail

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Ahahha nice, found it. Didn't recognize the spot at first as I've only biked this trail at night time. Your photo is looking northwest on M-37 on the south side of Caledonia. I did bike this grass section one evening while coming back from Barry Co where this trail currently ends.
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