That bridge was made famous (to railfans) in the mid-90s. Wish I could find the photo of it that was in the newspaper at the time.Michael wrote:Yep. That is the exact spotAARR wrote:This looks like I696 in Warren by Groesbeck.Michael wrote:
Where Is It?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimthias/
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
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Ahh, here it is....
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GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
GRHC - you know every night I can imagine he is in front of his computer screen sitting in his underwear swearing profusely and drinking Blatz beer combing the RailRoadFan website for grammatical errors.
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AARR
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Bay City, near LSRC's yard?
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PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
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GreatLakesRailfan
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Isn't that where the tanker blew up, or there was a nasty fire a couple decades ago? There's not much left now, compared to what supposedly used to be there.AARR wrote:Bay City, near LSRC's yard?Michael wrote:
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Thats near Atlantic Street in Bay City, better known as Foss. This is near the LSRC swing bridge that crosses over the Saginaw River.
Your thinking of the Jupiter explosion, September 16, 1990. That was on the other side of the Saginaw River at the Total Oil Docks. The Jupiter was unloading at Total when the Buffalo came past and had enough force from their wake to dislodge the transfer hoses and most of the mooring lines. The residual gasoline in the lines caught fire causing the explosion. It was a pretty big event in Bay City at the time.Isn't that where the tanker blew up, or there was a nasty fire a couple decades ago? There's not much left now, compared to what supposedly used to be there.
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What exactly happened here to cause rolling stock come off the bridge and onto the freeway? If this was mid 90's, I wasn't born yet or was too young.J T wrote:Ahh, here it is....
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Simple answer to why it happened was poor track condition. The Mt. Clemens Subdivision was in far worse shape back in the 90s.MQT1223 wrote:What exactly happened here to cause rolling stock come off the bridge and onto the freeway? If this was mid 90's, I wasn't born yet or was too young.J T wrote:Ahh, here it is....
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James Sofonia
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I'm in NE Ohio visiting family. Found this in the little town my sister lives in. It is on display about a 1/2 mile North of the abandoned grade it once ran on. It is findable on both Google Earth and Street view. I'll throw out some hints in a couple of days if no one gets it.
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GTW6401 wrote:Thats near Atlantic Street in Bay City, better known as Foss. This is near the LSRC swing bridge that crosses over the Saginaw River.
That is the place. These oil tank show up on the 2012 Street view but they have since been removed based on the 2015 aerials.
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GreatLakesRailfan
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Ahh, thank you.GTW6401 wrote:Your thinking of the Jupiter explosion, September 16, 1990. That was on the other side of the Saginaw River at the Total Oil Docks. The Jupiter was unloading at Total when the Buffalo came past and had enough force from their wake to dislodge the transfer hoses and most of the mooring lines. The residual gasoline in the lines caught fire causing the explosion. It was a pretty big event in Bay City at the time.
~ Charles W.
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Pixl wrote:I'm in NE Ohio visiting family. Found this in the little town my sister lives in. It is on display about a 1/2 mile North of the abandoned grade it once ran on. It is findable on both Google Earth and Street view. I'll throw out some hints in a couple of days if no one gets it.
Well it was easy to search that caboose number and find the location Pixl. I'll be interested to see if someone knew where it was without looking it up.
It looks like a neat place!
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Old ROW under the bridge. A bike trail starts (or ends) here and behind this photo the tracks continue.
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This one will likely be easy for some. The building in the background is an old Interurban station
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AARR
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Sturgis?
Michael wrote:Old ROW under the bridge. A bike trail starts (or ends) here and behind this photo the tracks continue.
PatC created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Don Simon no more they want AARR I'm chopped liver, well if you want AARR this is what I'll give ya, bad humor mixed with irrelevant info that'll make you roll your eyes quicker than a ~Z~ banhammer...
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James Sofonia
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Michael wrote:
Well it was easy to search that caboose number and find the location Pixl. I'll be interested to see if someone knew where it was without looking it up.
It looks like a neat place![/quote]
Yes, after I took the picture yesterday I checked Google as you did. It is findable thru Google but I posted it anyhow to see what comes up.
here is some info on the line.
http://www.abandonedrails.com/Leavittsburg_to_Mantua
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It is somewhere along the old MALAARR wrote:Sturgis?Michael wrote:Old ROW under the bridge. A bike trail starts (or ends) here and behind this photo the tracks continue.
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James Sofonia
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You are on Belden Rd. in Jackson. Overpass is the old US 27.AARR wrote:Sturgis?Michael wrote:Old ROW under the bridge. A bike trail starts (or ends) here and behind this photo the tracks continue.
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Good job PixlPixl wrote:You are on Belden Rd. in Jackson. Overpass is the old US 27.AARR wrote:Sturgis?Michael wrote:Old ROW under the bridge. A bike trail starts (or ends) here and behind this photo the tracks continue.
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Doheny and Main Street in Northville.Michael wrote:This one will likely be easy for some. The building in the background is an old Interurban station