Where Is It?

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:54 pm

AARR wrote:
Michael wrote:
Is that the end of the CN line at Eames?

Nope

James Sofonia · Fri Apr 10, 2015 3:49 pm

This bridge was originally built of wood in 1875. In 1892 it was modified to accommodate rail traffic. At it's peak time it would see 40 trains a day. In 1960 it was replaced with the steel bridge you see in the picture and carried trains until 1982 when rail service to the area was discontinued. Today it is used by hundreds of snowmobiles every winter.

atrainguy60 · Unread post by **atrainguy60** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:11 pm

Pixl wrote:This bridge was originally built of wood in 1875. In 1892 it was modified to accommodate rail traffic. At it's peak time it would see 40 trains a day. In 1960 it was replaced with the steel bridge you see in the picture and carried trains until 1982 when rail service to the area was discontinued. Today it is used by hundreds of snowmobiles every winter.

Between Hancock and Houghton?

James Sofonia · Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:56 pm

atrainguy60 wrote:Between Hancock and Houghton?

CORRECT!

This unique double deck bridge has two levels of traffic. The upper level is for vehicular traffic while pedestrians and snowmobiles can use the lower level. The lower level was originally used for trains, but there are no longer any trains in the Keweenaw so the rails have been removed.
In the summer the bridge is often left up, allowing the vehicle traffic to use the lower lever and boats up to 35' tall to travel under the bridge without it being raised. Durring the winter after the river freezes over the bridge is lowered to the "train level" to allow snowmobiles to use the lower deck, while vehicles continue to cross on the upper deck. When a a big ship comes thru they can send the bridge up to over 100 ft above the water for passage.

GreatLakesRailfan · Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:38 pm

Pixl wrote:Well while we wait for Michael to cough up a clue for the elevator location, try this spot.

These rails were laid in 1891 and at the peak of their service carried almost 2000 cars a day. The rails were still very busy up to 1995 when the traffic was moved to an improved route.

Wish I'd been paying better attention- I spend a lot of time watching trains across the street from this location...

James Sofonia · Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:21 pm

GreatLakesRailfan wrote:Wish I'd been paying better attention- I spend a lot of time watching trains across the street from this location...

GL Railfan,

It is interesting that while playing this game one can put up a photo right in your backyard and not catch it right away. With Google Earth you can manipulate the angle and crop the edges to make a highly known spot a bit of a challenge. Better than the spots no one has ever seen or heard of.

Burb8145 · Unread post by **Burb8145** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:08 pm

Hint: This is near a former major passenger station.

JStryker722 · Unread post by **JStryker722** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:10 pm

Burb8145 wrote:Hint: This is near a former major passenger station.

Detroit near the GTW Station former location?

Unread post by **AARR** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:39 pm

Michael wrote:

This one is not guessed, yet. Eames was incorrect.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:39 pm

AARR wrote:
Michael wrote:
This one is not guessed, yet. Eames was incorrect.

I am surprised no one got this. SE Michigan. It is not off CN or CSX lines

cfriedri · Unread post by **cfriedri** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:16 am

Michael wrote:
AARR wrote:
Michael wrote:
This one is not guessed, yet. Eames was incorrect.
I am surprised no one got this. SE Michigan. It is not off CN or CSX lines

That's the spur near the Ford Rawsonville Plant that ends at Textile Road.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:15 am

You got it Connor. Looks like the tracks used to cross Textile Road to service the place across the street.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:12 am

Unread post by **AARR** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:42 am

Michael wrote:

You pick some very good pictures to guess, Michael

. If no one has guessed correctly in a while please give a hint.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:12 pm

AARR wrote:
Michael wrote:
You pick some very good pictures to guess, Michael . If no one has guessed correctly in a while please give a hint.

Man I have seen this bridge before... I'm trying to use the rusted BETHLEHEM on the bridge to help jog my memory...

Unread post by **AARR** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:27 pm

Where's Epic Bridge Hunter when you need her

ConrailMan5 · Unread post by **ConrailMan5** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:17 pm

AARR wrote:Where's Epic Bridge Hunter when you need her

I see that design of bridge on alot of the ex NYC lines. Not sure if thats actually a corelation or not.

James Sofonia · Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:54 pm

Michael wrote:

Northline Rd. passing under NS line near Romulus.

Here is the same line where it crosses US-23 near Milan. This was the first place I looked because the bridge looks almost the same except a bit more rusted. Note the design in the concrete abutments, same as the 1st photo.

MQT1223 · Unread post by **MQT1223** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 3:06 pm

The bridge also reminds me of some GT and DT&I bridges around Detroit and Pontiac.

Burb8145 · Unread post by **Burb8145** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:33 pm

JStryker722 wrote:
Burb8145 wrote:Hint: This is near a former major passenger station.

Detroit near the GTW Station former location?

Right city, but wrong side of Woodward.

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