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[quote="Michael"]An easy one I'm sure
Battle Creek. Old Michigan Line from Washington Ave.
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James Sofonia
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Well while we wait for Mr. Bentley to give a hint on his mystery swamp, let's try this location. :wink:


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M.D.Bentley wrote:Image[/url] My turn . Mid state-ish.
Rumor has it that there were some railroad cars left behind when the railroad abandoned this line that may have contained some automobiles.
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James Sofonia
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MD,

I've looked all over the mid state ish looking first at rivers , then small lakes, and dozens of abandand rail beds. Still not finding it.
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M.D.Bentley wrote:
M.D.Bentley wrote:Image[/url] My turn . Mid state-ish.
Rumor has it that there were some railroad cars left behind when the railroad abandoned this line that may have contained some automobiles.
Tittabawassee River/Wixom Lake east of Gladwin.
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Pixl wrote:Well while we wait for Mr. Bentley to give a hint on his mystery swamp, let's try this location. :wink:


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Evart I think. Ridden my bike over it at least a dozen times.
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Jetlink you are correct!
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BDG wrote:
M.D.Bentley wrote: Rumor has it that there were some railroad cars left behind when the railroad abandoned this line that may have contained some automobiles.
Tittabawassee River/Wixom Lake east of Gladwin.
I see it now. I passed over this area several times, and am surprised how erased the grade has become. This led me to find the discussion you guys had about the box cars on this board. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19643

Interesting challange.
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Pixl wrote:
BDG wrote:
M.D.Bentley wrote: Rumor has it that there were some railroad cars left behind when the railroad abandoned this line that may have contained some automobiles.
Tittabawassee River/Wixom Lake east of Gladwin.
I see it now. I passed over this area several times, and am surprised how erased the grade has become. This led me to find the discussion you guys had about the box cars on this board. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19643

Interesting challange.
BINGO ! Getting harder to follow every year. But you can still connect the dots and make some sense of it.
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Looks like Muskegeon. Somewhat of a guess because I'm in a restaurant now and can't get Google Earth to work here.
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Pixl wrote:Looks like Muskegeon. Somewhat of a guess because I'm in a restaurant now and can't get Google Earth to work here.
Wrong side of the state. West Huron River Drive in Flat Rock.
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Michael wrote:Image
Former DT&I line on the dam in Flatrock. Lower Huron river / Huroc park to the right. Lots of fish too.
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Abandon rails along side this elevator is in a very small town. Line ran E-W .


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Does the baby food plant in Sturgis still burn coal?
GreatLakesRailfan wrote:White Pigeon on the Michigan Southern. Not exactly sure of the story behind the business, though.
You got it.
Really! I don't see it on Google Earth or Street View?
Thanks Pixl, I took the photo Sunday, coming home from the meet. I don't recall seeing it the last time I was in WP, this would be near the new engine house, west of the paper company. If it's not on Google, it may well be fairly new. The coal hoppers were something I hadn't seen in WP before.
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Flat Rock is correct guys.


Pixl, the abandoned elevator is in Vickeryville. I saw that exact photo weeks ago searching for something to post :)
https://goo.gl/maps/HnsLu
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Lakeview?
Pixl wrote:Abandon rails along side this elevator is in a very small town. Line ran E-W .
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wyrickj wrote:Anyone guess what this is and where it's at?

ImageAbandoned Spur by wyrickj, on Flickr
Not a where is it, but I visited this spot last night, and got this photo from a few more feet down the spur looking at those same red vans. GDLK in southeast Grand Rapids:
http://i.imgur.com/0WfllDa.jpg
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Michael wrote:Pixl, the abandoned elevator is in Vickeryville. I saw that exact photo weeks ago searching for something to post :)
https://goo.gl/maps/HnsLu
Michael you are correct.
Vickeryville is East of Greenville and Sheridan out in the middle of no-where-ville, I didn't think anyone would know this location and it would last for days. :evil:
Built in 1888 the last train passed thru here in 1983.

More info at: http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4B ... d328583957
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