Jackson, MI at Page/RussellPixl wrote:This Mid-Michigan branch was active just a few years ago when the customer moved a few miles. They still use rail, but not here anymore.
Where Is It?
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That is correct. I recognize it from a nearby location I recently did.
How about this?
How about this?
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What industry was here that recently moved and still ships by rail?
iKJames wrote:Jackson, MI at Page/RussellPixl wrote:This Mid-Michigan branch was active just a few years ago when the customer moved a few miles. They still use rail, but not here anymore.
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iK, you are correct!iKJames wrote: Jackson, MI at Page/Russell
OmniSource Scrap metals moved to Lewis St. about a mile SW from here.AARR wrote:What industry was here that recently moved and still ships by rail?
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Oh yea, thanks Pixl.
Pixl wrote:OmniSource Scrap metals moved to Lewis St. about a mile SW from here.AARR wrote:What industry was here that recently moved and still ships by rail?
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Bloomingdale, Michigan historic Depot Museum, the only original depot left on the Kal Haven Trail between South Haven and Kalamazoo. The museum features displays and artifacts of the oil, rail, lumber and local heritage of the Bloomingdale area.
This one threw me off for a while as at first I thought the tower was a fire lookout. I finally figured out it is a oil derrick, so with some searching thru Google I found it. Interesting location.
This one threw me off for a while as at first I thought the tower was a fire lookout. I finally figured out it is a oil derrick, so with some searching thru Google I found it. Interesting location.
Michael wrote:How about this?
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[quote="PixlOmniSource Scrap metals moved to Lewis St. about a mile SW from here.[/quote]
Technically it's not a move, it's a location closing. Lewis St. location has been open for years.
Technically it's not a move, it's a location closing. Lewis St. location has been open for years.
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This kind of looks like Mt. Clemens Sub near 9 or 10 Mile Rd. in Warren.
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I don't know why but for some reason this to me looks like somewhere on the PH&D but I'm not sure where.
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Edit - As usual M.D. is correct 
M.D. - Did you mean "Marsh" instead of "Mars"? I'm wondering if there is a track I haven't heard of
M.D. - Did you mean "Marsh" instead of "Mars"? I'm wondering if there is a track I haven't heard of
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Both guesses are correct. GTW 4909 leading 524 back to Port Huron at Stephens Rd in Warren. Kind of looks like Wyandotte.
CSX engine was LV-6 or 7 working Mars Metal on the south side of Livernois at Lonyo St.
CSX engine was LV-6 or 7 working Mars Metal on the south side of Livernois at Lonyo St.
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The view from both direction. The bridge is an Interstate highway. This is available on Google Street view.
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Is it the old spur to the Ford Plant in Monroe?Michael wrote:
The view from both direction. The bridge is an Interstate highway. This is available on Google Street view.
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Yes it is. Those green fields are deceiving though and deep.cfriedri wrote:Is it the old spur to the Ford Plant in Monroe?Michael wrote:
The view from both direction. The bridge is an Interstate highway. This is available on Google Street view.
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Ok Michael, you fooled me with this one. How do you get a streetview shot out in the middle of a bog with no cross road?
[quote="Michael"The bridge is an Interstate highway. This is available on Google Street view.
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[quote="Michael"The bridge is an Interstate highway. This is available on Google Street view.
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The photo was not taken from the usual Google Street View car. It was user submitted. I don't know if you can see those when you are using Google Earth but when you go to the Google Maps website, you can see see indoor and outdoor panoramic photos that user submit. They show up as blue dots just as the roads show up as blue line.Pixl wrote:Ok Michael, you fooled me with this one. How do you get a streetview shot out in the middle of a bog with no cross road?
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How old is that spur that it needed a tell tale?
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