Where Is It?

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:57 pm

Raildudes dad wrote:Can I guess, can I , can I?

NO!!

trnwatcher · Unread post by **trnwatcher** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:46 pm

J T wrote:Somewhere on the west side of the state...

On the old PM line between Holland and Allegan?

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:51 pm

Nope.

Schteinkuh · Unread post by **Schteinkuh** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:42 am

Am I allowed to guess?

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:08 am

AMTK55 wrote:Am I allowed to guess?

I assume you know where it is. PM me first.

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:22 pm

Ok, so far no correct answers. And it seems most of the guesses are for lines that are still in service. So here's a view from the ROW looking east...

And to make things even easier, here's a shot looking west with remnants of a much lower interurban grade paralleling the old railroad ROW on the north side:

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:30 pm

I was right it is abandoned. Could be a great candidate for my new Youtube series, IF someone guesses what it is. I have no clue,

James Sofonia · Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:02 pm

JT,

When were the photos taken?

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:06 pm

This past Saturday.

James Sofonia · Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:28 pm

J T wrote:This past Saturday.

Wow, quite current!
This changes where I'm looking now.

Raildudes dad · Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:02 pm

West side of the state,abandoned line, not yet a trail but is in the planning stage, former interurban line next to it and there is another one very similar nearby on the same line. Should be easy with all these clues.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:37 pm

Raildudes dad wrote:West side of the state,abandoned line, not yet a trail but is in the planning stage, former interurban line next to it and there is another one very similar nearby on the same line. Should be easy with all these clues.

Is that part of the old GT line to Grand Haven?

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:40 pm

MQT1223 wrote:
Raildudes dad wrote:West side of the state,abandoned line, not yet a trail but is in the planning stage, former interurban line next to it and there is another one very similar nearby on the same line. Should be easy with all these clues.
Is that part of the old GT line to Grand Haven?

Yes. Now you have to figure out where the bridge is and what it is spanning.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:17 pm

J T wrote:
MQT1223 wrote:
Raildudes dad wrote:West side of the state,abandoned line, not yet a trail but is in the planning stage, former interurban line next to it and there is another one very similar nearby on the same line. Should be easy with all these clues.
Is that part of the old GT line to Grand Haven?
Yes. Now you have to figure out where the bridge is and what it is spanning.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say Brandy Creek... especially since the line crosses it at least twice and it is very close to 96 at one point. You said it was visible from the highway, and its by Nunica.

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:54 pm

It's actually Crockery Creek, but you guessed it.

James Sofonia · Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:41 pm

Wow, that was a good one. I wore out Google Earth and Bing looking for this.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:12 pm

J T wrote:It's actually Crockery Creek, but you guessed it.

Thats weird, I saw a Brandy Creek as well. Crockery has some spectacular bridges over it. The PRR bridge in Ravanna is quite large for such a small creek. Looks like if your gonna throw someone for a loop on this thread your gonna have to do abandoned, undeveloped ROW's.

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:25 pm

MQT1223 wrote:Looks like if your gonna throw someone for a loop on this thread your gonna have to do abandoned, undeveloped ROW's.

But only if it's something visible from a nearby road.

I see it says Brandy Creek on Google maps, but I'm pretty sure there is a sign along the roadway that says "Crockery Creek." Plus, I trust bingmaps a little more for accuracy (I've seen some ridiculous errors on google maps over the years).

Saturnalia · Unread post by **Saturnalia** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:42 pm

Per photos I have seen, the interurban had a significant bridge there as well. I'm inclined to say that ROW has worn a lot over the years.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:07 pm

MQT3001 wrote:Per photos I have seen, the interurban had a significant bridge there as well. I'm inclined to say that ROW has worn a lot over the years.

Would you agree that the interurban bridge probably got torn down by the power company?

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