Where Is It?

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Where be it?
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Maybee, Michigan. Raisin Street crossing on the former DT&I.

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Avnx wrote:Maybee, Michigan. Raisin Street crossing on the former DT&I.
That is correct.
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~Z~ wrote:
Avnx wrote:Maybee, Michigan. Raisin Street crossing on the former DT&I.
That is correct.
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Indeed, Raisin Street, Maybee, Monroe County. Looking northeast across the former DT&I RR. Passenger train service on the former DT&I RR main line, was discontinued many years ago.

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Wixom

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Michael wrote:Wixom
Indeed, that the southeast corner of Pontiac Trail and Wixom Road, Wixom. Looking south. The old team track is off the former CSXT main track (now LSRC). Final run of the old C&O Railway remaining passenger train between Bay City and Saginaw and Detroit, was made on October 29, 1950. The houses in the distance are located on Wainstock Street.

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Here is a bit of track from from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.
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Is that the line north of Lenawee Jct?
Michael wrote:Here is a bit of track from from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.
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AARR wrote:Is that the line north of Lenawee Jct?
Michael wrote:Here is a bit of track from from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.
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Hints please?

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railrod1949 wrote:
Hints please?
He only posted a couple of hours ago and gave a few hints.
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~Z~ wrote:
railrod1949 wrote:
Hints please?
He only posted a couple of hours ago and gave a few hints.
Southeast of Blissfield on US-223.

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railrod1949 wrote:
~Z~ wrote:
railrod1949 wrote:
Hints please?
He only posted a couple of hours ago and gave a few hints.
Southeast of Blissfield on US-223.

I'd say more NW but yes you got it. This is part of what was originally the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway then later known by many other names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_a ... rn_Railway
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Nice guess 1949. Did you mean west of Blissfield on the old Morenci Branch near Grosvenor?
railrod1949 wrote:Southeast of Blissfield on US-223.
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You were super close AARR and my description did sound like that orphaned portion of the SMRS

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The last customer was a small fertilizer dealer. I've seen a picture of one of the last carloads delivered to it.
Michael wrote: Here is a bit of track from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.

Southeast of Blissfield on US-223. I'd say more NW but yes you got it. This is part of what was originally the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway then later known by many other names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_a ... rn_Railway
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AARR wrote:The last customer was a small fertilizer dealer. I've seen a picture of one of the last carloads delivered to it.
Michael wrote: Here is a bit of track from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.

Southeast of Blissfield on US-223. I'd say more NW but yes you got it. This is part of what was originally the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway then later known by many other names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_a ... rn_Railway
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AARR wrote:The last customer was a small fertilizer dealer. I've seen a picture of one of the last carloads delivered to it.
Michael wrote: Here is a bit of track from a main line built in the 1800's that stretched across a relatively small part of Michigan.
This portion survived until the 1970's serving 1 industry then left abandoned.
A small portion of original track (which connects to an active line) also exists on the other side of the highway and appears to still be used for storage.

Southeast of Blissfield on US-223. I'd say more NW but yes you got it. This is part of what was originally the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway then later known by many other names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_a ... rn_Railway
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The last rail customer was the MAC fertilizer on M-52 in Jasper south of Adrian at the sw end of the Morenci branch. That picture above was taken at the former rail crossing with US 223 between Adrian and Blissfield. Correct?

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railrod1949 wrote: That picture above was taken at the former rail crossing with US 223 between Adrian and Blissfield. Correct?
Yes. A little more on that line
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/statio ... osvenor-mi

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1949, You are usually right about these things but I think the last customer was a small fertilizer dealer 1-2 miles south of Grosvenor Jct., not the MAC seed plant in Jasper. The MAC elevator in Jasper had been cut off by a rain washout. You're very good with research so maybe you can confirm which customer it was that was last.
railrod1949 wrote:The last rail customer was the MAC fertilizer on M-52 in Jasper south of Adrian at the sw end of the Morenci branch. That picture above was taken at the former rail crossing with US 223 between Adrian and Blissfield. Correct?
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