Where Is It?

[Michael]

You have the right town, but the wrong RR. The Toledo and Western RR was built West out of downtown Toledo as a interurban line, but to a higher standard so it could also haul freight. The line is mostly in Ohio, but turns up into Michigan just South of Morenci. See the green interurban line at the bottom edge of this map.
http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/M ... weeMap.htm

Very cool. It looks like it was on or along Morenci Road/ Ohio 120 much of the way passing though a few town.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Are we supposed to guess where in the GR area you live, ~Z~?

Snow sticking in GR at least, about 2" on the ground. Backyard:

[Michael]

Somewhere along the LSRC

[AARR]

Pinconning?

Somewhere along the LSRC

[Michael]

Pinconning?

Somewhere along the LSRC

Way to go AARR

[AARR]

I finally got one right

Pinconning?

Somewhere along the LSRC

Way to go AARR

[James Sofonia]

This old bridge is still standing today. Located a little North of Grand Rapids,


oh.

[AARR]

The old MIGN near Rockford?

This old bridge is still standing today. Located a little North of Grand Rapids,


oh.

[James Sofonia]

Pixl, Is the snow sticking up there in TC?

Yes, take a look at this.

[James Sofonia]

The old MIGN near Rockford?

Sorry not Rockford.

[Michael]

Pixl, Is the snow sticking up there in TC?

Yes, take a look at this.

I've dreamed of doing this but I did not want me neighbors to think I was crazy......or crazier

[Michael]

This old bridge is still standing today. Located a little North of Grand Rapids,


oh.

Tricky. It is a little north of Grand Rapids, Ohio in Waterville, Ohio. The old Interurban bridge.

[James Sofonia]

This old bridge is still standing today. Located a little North of Grand Rapids,


oh.


Tricky. It is a little north of Grand Rapids, Ohio in Waterville, Ohio. The old Interurban bridge.

Quite correct Michael, no fooling the big players.

[Michael]

ROW to the left of the building. I have no idea if this building is railroad related. I could find nothing online so it is probably was a school and or church.
Although there was a Michigan Central depot in this hamlet (locality) and a branch line that went north from here as well.

[James Sofonia]

ROW to the left of the building. I have no idea if this building is railroad related. I could find nothing online so it is probably was a school and or church.
Although there was a Michigan Central depot in this hamlet (locality) and a branch line that went north from here as well.

Mount Forest, Mi.

[Michael]

Impressive Pixl

[James Sofonia]

Impressive Pixl

Thanks, I had fun with this one as I have never heard of this town or looked at the line. The compass and camera angle shows the road is N/S and the line is E/W with a little tilt to the South. So a look at old RR maps of a MC line running E/W with a branch line to the North, Mount Forest was a match. Zoom in with Google earth for conformation. I couldn't find anything on your mystery town as though it doesn't exist. The building has a plaque on the right side but I can't read it. Since there are no doors trackside I agree it probably wasn't a RR structure.

[Michael]

A USGS topographic map from 1967 shows the grade through Mount Forest and the branch heading north. The track was already dismantled by then.
Also it shows the building in question to be a church.

[~Z~]

That stretch from mount forest to gladwin sure is straight for something built in the 1800's.

[James Sofonia]

A USGS topographic map from 1967 shows the grade through Mount Forest and the branch heading north. The track was already dismantled by then.
Also it shows the building in question to be a church.

Doesn't look like a nice place of worship to me, but hey I suppose. Would be interesting to get a bit more on it. Nice map.