Where Is It?

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AARR wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:47 am
I thought Grawn too.

How about the old GTW east of Lowell?
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Grawn?
Nope, this is Grawn (and I've used this in a "where is it?" before).

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J T wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:26 pm
AARR wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:47 am
I thought Grawn too.

How about the old GTW east of Lowell?
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Grawn?
Nope, this is Grawn (and I've used this in a "where is it?" before).

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Just east of Williamsburg, MI which is east of Grand Rapids.

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railrod1949 wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:43 pm
J T wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:26 pm
AARR wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:47 am
I thought Grawn too.

How about the old GTW east of Lowell?
Nope, this is Grawn (and I've used this in a "where is it?" before).

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Just east of Williamsburg, MI east of Traverse City.

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railrod1949 wrote:
Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:46 pm


Just east of Williamsburg, MI east of Traverse City.
Grawn is southwest of Traverse City.
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It's cold in Michigan, so let's take a trip to a warmer climate and figure out where this is. CSX recently had a derailment near here, and this caboose is located in a state bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jochs wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:41 am
It's cold in Michigan, so let's take a trip to a warmer climate and figure out where this is. CSX recently had a derailment near here, and this caboose is located in a state bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
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Jochs wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:41 am
It's cold in Michigan, so let's take a trip to a warmer climate and figure out where this is. CSX recently had a derailment near here, and this caboose is located in a state bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ashburn Georgia along US41. Looks like you were standing on the west side of the caboose.
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Should be fairly easy for anyone who knows the area.
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Between Zeeland and Hudsonville MI along Chicago Drive
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Correct

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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:35 am
Between Zeeland and Hudsonville MI along Chicago Drive
Yes, indeed, on the CSX RR between Hudsonville and Zeeland on Chicago Drive. aka M-121 southwest of Grand Rapids and northeast of Holland, in Zeeland Township, Ottawa County. Amtrak no. 370/371 currently operating between GR and CHI with stops in Holland, Bangor and St. Joe.

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Thought this would be good for a guess or two.
That's not foreign road power for a hint.

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I know this spot very well but I'll let others guess so they can have some fun :)

DaveO, I suspect you have been around long enough to remember when the active customers at this location required switching 3-5x per week and the handful of other customers in the area required frequent switching too 8) .
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Thought this would be good for a guess or two.
That's not foreign road power for a hint.

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DaveO wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:40 pm
Thought this would be good for a guess or two.
That's not foreign road power for a hint.

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Is it near Romulus?
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I'll help by narrowing it down to Livonia 😎

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Yes, it's Livonia. Let's see if someone else can get the exact location.

The riverfront from Downtown Detroit to Trenton.
The riverfront to Royal Oak.
Redford to Plymouth.
To a lesser extent, Pontiac.
Lots of industries, lots of tracks, lots of trains.
All a shadow of the past.

I mostly would cruise downriver as the at-grade crossings allowed my always on the move kind of railfanning.

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Found it - Veronica St next to Motion Control Corp in Livonia. Was the first spur from the aerial view I zoomed in on, got a bit lucky.
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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:13 pm
Found it - Veronica St next to Motion Control Corp in Livonia. Was the first spur from the aerial view I zoomed in on, got a bit lucky.
Thinking about it now, I believe that industry lead has been used here before.
I was looking for something non-rail related and came across the train being there at the right time.

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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:13 pm
Found it - Veronica St next to Motion Control Corp in Livonia. Was the first spur from the aerial view I zoomed in on, got a bit lucky.
North side of Vernoica Street, just east of Levan Road in Livonia.

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