Where Is It?

James Sofonia · Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:11 am

I know and appreciate that most of the spots have been in Michigan. But with the current interurban thing I'd like to throw out a line I grew up with and rode as a kid. This is outside Michigan, but not too far. Built in 1920, has been in continuous service (except for a major rehab) and still runs today. Can you name the line and maybe the station?

TC Man · Unread post by **TC Man** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:18 pm

Pixl wrote:I know and appreciate that most of the spots have been in Michigan. But with the current interurban thing I'd like to throw out a line I grew up with and rode as a kid. This is outside Michigan, but not too far. Built in 1920, has been in continuous service (except for a major rehab) and still runs today. Can you name the line and maybe the station?

Cleveland area?

James Sofonia · Tue Apr 21, 2015 12:48 pm

TC Man wrote:
Cleveland area?

Yes.

How about the line and/or location

TC Man · Unread post by **TC Man** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:30 pm

Pixl wrote:
TC Man wrote:
Cleveland area?
Yes.

How about the line and/or location

Lynnfield Road station (Shaker Heights) on the Blue Line.

James Sofonia · Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:56 pm

TC Man wrote:Lynnfield Road station (Shaker Heights) on the Blue Line.

Yes. Very good work TC.

It was called the "Shaker Rapid" for years, then taken over by the Regeonal Transportation Authority (RTA). They rebuilt the entire system in 1980 with new ballast, concrete ties, rails, poles, and wire. They also put all new cars in service.
They demolished and replaced most of the stations with very nice modern structures. Lynnfield was saved and rehabed as it reflects the culture of the area.
Here is a recent photo of the rebuilt line at the same station.

Burb8145 · Unread post by **Burb8145** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:08 pm

It seems that interurbans are the current choice here, so I'll throw in another one. Like TC Man's pic, this is not in Michigan, but it is not too far away. First constructed in the 1920's, it was converted into a rapid transit subway line in 1964 and still runs as that today. The supports you see once held overhead wires until it was converted to third-rail power in 2004.

Jetlink · Unread post by **Jetlink** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:25 pm

Yellow line Skokie Swift on the Chicago CTA

Saturnalia · Unread post by **Saturnalia** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:35 pm

Somewhere in MI.

James Sofonia · Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:11 pm

Well I see rails, so maybe still in service, although I do see two posts on the right side of the bridge, not sure what they are for.. But what else if you don't live there can you go on? Maybe N,S,E,W lower Michigan?

Saturnalia · Unread post by **Saturnalia** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:16 pm

Pixl wrote:Well I see rails, so maybe still in service. But what else if you don't live there can you go on? Maybe N,S,E,W lower Michigan?

Class I mainline, lower peninsula.

I'll leave it there for now...see if anybody else can get it.

GreatLakesRailfan · Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:33 pm

MQT3001 wrote:
Pixl wrote:Well I see rails, so maybe still in service. But what else if you don't live there can you go on? Maybe N,S,E,W lower Michigan?
Class I mainline, lower peninsula.

I'll leave it there for now...see if anybody else can get it.

Height of the wires suggests Amtrak...

James Sofonia · Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:36 pm

MQT3001 wrote: Class I mainline, lower peninsula.

Oh yea, that helps. Other than Escanaba are there any bridges like that in the UP? Already obvious it was in the LP.

BDG · Unread post by **BDG** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:58 pm

MQT3001 wrote:
Pixl wrote:Well I see rails, so maybe still in service. But what else if you don't live there can you go on? Maybe N,S,E,W lower Michigan?
Class I mainline, lower peninsula.

I'll leave it there for now...see if anybody else can get it.

Arlington St. in Bangor.

Burb8145 · Unread post by **Burb8145** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:21 pm

Jetlink wrote:Yellow line Skokie Swift on the Chicago CTA

It was called the "Skokie Swift" for years until the CTA switched to color names in 1993.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:37 am

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:38 am

Unread post by **AARR** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:52 am

Michael wrote:

I think that is Atlas Oil in Taylor. They used to get ethanol and their spur was filled with tank cars. But since ethanol plants were built in MI they get everything in by truck now.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:22 am

BDG wrote:
MQT3001 wrote:
Pixl wrote:Well I see rails, so maybe still in service. But what else if you don't live there can you go on? Maybe N,S,E,W lower Michigan?
Class I mainline, lower peninsula.

I'll leave it there for now...see if anybody else can get it.
Arlington St. in Bangor.

Nice work, appears that's correct. Verified on google maps.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:34 am

AARR wrote:
Michael wrote:
I think that is Atlas Oil in Taylor. They used to get ethanol and their spur was filled with tank cars. But since ethanol plants were built in MI they get everything in by truck now.

Precisely. You got it.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:35 am

Michael wrote:

This spot was mentioned recently by someone else in another thread.

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