Sad Day in Ionia

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Sad Day in Ionia

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The "Great Scrapping" has begun. They are currently in Ionia working WB toward M-66. :(
They were also hyrailin the Greenville Sub today so i'd expect everything to be getting ripped up shortly.
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why????? :cry: :cry:
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Sad day indeed, Ionia had so much rail history, that's progress for you I guess, 1 step forward, 3 back :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Agreed. Sad day indeed friends. Get your photos while you can!!!
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GTWFRED wrote:Sad day indeed, Ionia had so much rail history, that's progress for you I guess, 1 step forward, 3 back :cry: :cry: :cry:
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DR wrote:The "Great Scrapping" has begun. They are currently in Ionia working WB toward M-66. :(
They were also hyrailin the Greenville Sub today so i'd expect everything to be getting ripped up shortly.
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Jukeman45, sure does seem like NAFTA doesn't it?! I think I'll go out and watch what few trains, are still rollin on CN/GTW!
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I don't know how NAFTA can be blamed on companies making bad business decisions. It wasn't NAFTA that had the car invest in gas guzzlers just as gas prices rose was it?
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Just came from the Michigan Railroads website where it was mentions the Ionia track removal (under Historical), but no pictures. Has anyone taken any of the removal? Would like to see them if possible posted.

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C&O6088 wrote:Just came from the Michigan Railroads website where it was mentions the Ionia track removal (under Historical), but no pictures. Has anyone taken any of the removal? Would like to see them if possible posted.

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I took a few Saturday. I'll try to post them tonight.

here you go http://railroadfan.com/gallery/thumbnai ... album=1287
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Wow that is sad. I am glad I got a few shots of Ionia not too long ago. Still the rails up there will be missed.
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I was in Ionia today for jury duty and took a few more shots.
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So sad. Thanks for the shots, guys. I'm glad I was able to get one with a train before the rails vanished....

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J T wrote:So sad. Thanks for the shots, guys. I'm glad I was able to get one with a train before the rails vanished....

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