Where Is It?

[atrainguy60]

Between the brush and the pole used to be a train line.

So was this a train line that went somewhere or just a spur to serve the elevator?

This was a line that went somewhere. It had multiple owners. One was short lived.

[AARR]

Between Grand Rapids and Charlotte?

Between the brush and the pole used to be a train line.

So was this a train line that went somewhere or just a spur to serve the elevator?

This was a line that went somewhere. It had multiple owners. One was short lived.

[Saturnalia]

Sorry if there is already an active one, but the City of Grand Rapids just posted this on the FB page and they don't know where exactly it is...and it has tracks, so why not.

July 5, 1932. Shows scrip workers working someplace in GR.

I think that it might be from basically Hall and Buchanan Sts looking NNE. That'd make the PM there at right, with the yard which would eventually serve as the coach yard.

[J T]

Sorry if there is already an active one, but the City of Grand Rapids just posted this on the FB page and they don't know where exactly it is...and it has tracks, so why not.

July 5, 1932. Shows scrip workers someplace in GR.

I think that it might be from basically Hall and Buchanan Sts looking NNE. That'd make the PM there at right, with the yard which would eventually serve as the coach yard.

Definitely looking north. You can see McKay Tower in downtown in the background. To the left is the Sligh Furniture building.

You can zoom into that image on this page. There's also another angle of Sligh showing the tracks running next to the building. http://www.furniturecityhistory.org/com ... rniture-co

[atrainguy60]

Between Grand Rapids and Charlotte?

No but you are on the right part(western) of the peninsula.

[James Sofonia]

The main line of a long gone railroad used to pass along side this grain and feed store. Located in S Michigan the town had two RRs at one time.

[Michael]

Hanover. I think it was Zack who posted this one before.

The main line of a long gone railroad used to pass along side this grain and feed store. Located in S Michigan the town had two RRs at one time.

[~Z~]

Hanover. I think it was Zack who posted this one before.

The main line of a long gone railroad used to pass along side this grain and feed store. Located in S Michigan the town had two RRs at one time.

Correct, I did post this one before, and Hanover is right.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=24426&p=330106&hili ... er#p330079

[James Sofonia]

[quote="~Z~"
Correct, I did post this one before, and Hanover is right.
[/quote]

Opps. Great minds think alike

[James Sofonia]

Ok, lets try this one in S. Michigan. Hope it hasn't already been posted.

[~Z~]

Ok, lets try this one in S. Michigan. Hope it hasn't already been posted.

Battle Creek Try this link: http://bfy.tw/4rfU

[James Sofonia]

Ok, lets try this one in S. Michigan. Hope it hasn't already been posted.

Battle Creek Try this link: http://bfy.tw/4rfU

Oh the agony of defeat. You make it look so easy.
Here is the last one in my bag of goodies. Can be part of my "Rails under the water" series. Railroad was built first. Then years later a dam was put in flooding over the old roadbed.

[~Z~]

Well I'll be "dam"ned.. one I haven't posted and can't just google search for. Dunno offhand, may try tracking it down

[Michael]

Oh the agony of defeat. You make it look so easy.
Here is the last one in my bag of goodies. Can be part of my "Rails under the water" series. Railroad was built first. Then years later a dam was put in flooding over the old roadbed.

I recognize this one. It is just west of Somerset Center and Lake Somerset which similarly flooded the old NYC/LSMS roadbed.
https://goo.gl/maps/UjhVP9KYWQn

[James Sofonia]

I recognize this one. It is just west of Somerset Center and Lake Somerset which similarly flooded the old NYC/LSMS roadbed.
https://goo.gl/maps/UjhVP9KYWQn

Michael you are correct.
I find this an interesting area, maybe some history here to be discovered.
I did look at Lake Somerset and saw the road appears to have gone across the area, but you cant see any of it under the water there.

[Michael]

I recognize this one. It is just west of Somerset Center and Lake Somerset which similarly flooded the old NYC/LSMS roadbed.
https://goo.gl/maps/UjhVP9KYWQn

Michael you are correct.
I find this an interesting area, maybe some history here to be discovered.
I did look at Lake Somerset and saw the road appears to have gone across the area, but you cant see any of it under the water there.

I found a few websites that mention Lake Somerset and some history as well.
http://www.michigan.org/city/somerset-center/ This one mentions there is a bridge under the lake about 20 feet down.

http://thesalinepost.com/photo-gallery/ ... diana-line
This is a recent article in the Saline newspaper about the whole line.

[James Sofonia]

I found a few websites that mention Lake Somerset and some history as well.
http://www.michigan.org/city/somerset-center/ This one mentions there is a bridge under the lake about 20 feet down.

http://thesalinepost.com/photo-gallery/ ... diana-line
This is a recent article in the Saline newspaper about the whole line.

Great info Michael, especially that there is a bridge still down there. How cool is that! I'll have to explore the area someday.

[MQT1223]

Shouldn't take long for this one I bet. If your username looks like this... (J_T, jwyrick, Saturnalia, SD80MAC, ~Z~, Raildudes Dad) try to let someone else get it cause this will probably be a no brainer for you.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Shouldn't take long for this one I bet. If your username looks like this... (J_T, jwyrick, Saturnalia, SD80MAC, ~Z~, Raildudes Dad) try to let someone else get it cause this will probably be a no brainer for you.

Was this the line to Lowell?

[GreatLakesRailfan]

I've been uploading some of my older shots this weekend, and came across one that didn't come from Google, but should be pretty easy anyway. Even if the (red herring) station sign didn't need to be cloned out.

Amtrak 34 by Charles Warczinsky, on Flickr