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Does anyone know where the Michigan Shore parks their power and if it's accesible?

Thanks so much for all the info!!! Does anyone know if the Galien depot is still standing?

Are you purposely skipping greater Detroit for some reason?[/quote]


Basically I figure that's somewhere you should only go with someone who knows the area. Plus I'm not a huge fan of big city railfanning.

What about semaphores? Distant,train order board or operating.

I'm just as happy to see abdanoned right of way or depots in the woods or parked power as I am moving trains(weird I know) I'm a railroader so I get my fill of moving trains at work. I grew up In New Orleans which I'm sure is as tough or more than Saginaw. I know the signs of a bad area and how to s...

I'll be coming from Chicago and plan on traveling to Muskegon the first day catching Grand Rapids and depots along the way. Day 2 I'll travel across the state to Saginaw and down to Durand. Day 3 I'll cover Lansing,Blissfield etc. I've got all the depots mapped out. I'm basically looking for informa...

Over Easter weekend April 22-25 I will be making a trip hoping to railfan the southern half of Michigan. I've gotten caboose lists,depot lists and steam engine lists. Is there anything of interest (grain elevator switchers etc.) that I may not have found online that you folks have info on?