Impressive, Paul!! Homewood at the Metro station. I went there (they have a rail park next to the station) the week before last on the way back from Milwaukee and saw 12 trains in the 2 hours I was there (9 CN, 2 Metra, 1 Amtrak).
Also saw the CN shops and office, training "yard" where about 12 people in class were training on live loco and cars, along with their CN varnish.
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:4604 Central Street, Wyandotte. Just about where Central Street runs into Pennsylvania Road.
Now GLRF will not b e allowed to guess .
I should not be excluded cause I don't know where all these locations are. You'll notice I have to ask for clues on most of them.
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:4604 Central Street, Wyandotte. Just about where Central Street runs into Pennsylvania Road.
Now GLRF will not b e allowed to guess .
I should not be excluded cause I don't know where all these locations are. You'll notice I have to ask for clues on most of them.
The key is not using locations in your own backyard, unless you have a photo Google doesn't. Or an angle that their view doesn't show. So a shot from a crossing Google didn't cross might make it harder to guess, especially if the location is kind of obscure to start with. Unless all of your shots are in an area where others grew up watching trains.
GreatLakesRailfan wrote:Why is everyone relying on Google's Streetview? It's almost too easy to find the exact same view on the Streetview platform.
Here's one you won't find on Streetview.
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I'm pretty sure I have taken a picture of a train at this crossing.
I think the better question is where HAVEN'T you taken a picture of a train in Michigan Jon?
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MQT3001 wrote:Bump? no guesses? Figured that this one would go quickly. Where be Don Simon?
Not much to go on if you don't know the area. I can see that we are looking for a active line, regularly used. From the shadows probably looking East. And we have a fire station nearby. How about the general area of the state, shouldn't give away too much.
MQT3001 wrote:Let's try this one. JT and SD80MAC are banned from guessing this one. That's your clue.
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Bump? no guesses? Figured that this one would go quickly. Where be Don Simon?
I'm no good at road crossings unless there's a known landmark or structure. I would have to ask a 100 questions to narrow this down
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MQT3001 wrote:Let's try this one. JT and SD80MAC are banned from guessing this one. That's your clue.
whereisit.png
Bump? no guesses? Figured that this one would go quickly. Where be Don Simon?
I'm no good at road crossings unless there's a known landmark or structure. I would have to ask a 100 questions to narrow this down
Well judging by what he has given us its either CSX or MQT. Doesn't look to be GRE they have hardly any gated crossings in rural areas like the picture. But I do think that more is needed before an ID can be made. There is nothing really out of the ordinary in thr picture to help ID it without more hints.
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MQT3001 wrote:Bump? no guesses? Figured that this one would go quickly. Where be Don Simon?
Not much to go on if you don't know the area. I can see that we are looking for a active line, regularly used. From the shadows probably looking East. And we have a fire station nearby. How about the general area of the state, shouldn't give away too much.
Seems like I went through this crossing while on the way back from Milwaukee when I went off the beaten path on the way home. I stopped in Grand Junction for a snack. Could it be there, on County Road 338 (I think that is the road I was on from the west- I-196) into Grand Junction)?
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