Where Is It?

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James Sofonia
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This bridge used to carry a main line of the GTW, now abandoned in SE Michigan.


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Pixl wrote:This bridge used to carry a main line of the GTW, now abandoned in SE Michigan.


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Off Rushton Street. I think I posted this one a long time ago or at least thought about it.
https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/29445208
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Michael wrote:
Pixl wrote:This bridge used to carry a main line of the GTW, now abandoned in SE Michigan.


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Off Rushton Street. I think I posted this one a long time ago or at least thought about it.
https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/29445208
Yes, Rushton Rd. near Whitmore Lake. Strange how this stretch of the line escaped the degrade to bike trail, and the bridge to no where is still intact, and from your photo looks good enough to be put back in service tomorrow.
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I took this photo yesterday. That may or may not be a clue. 8)
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Is it Canton or Plymouth?
Michael wrote:I took this photo yesterday. That may or may not be a clue. 8)
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Traverse City Tart bike trail. You are behind the dry cleaners on Holiday Rd.
Monday morning there was a big tree across the tracks just beyond where the camera is pointed.
Some interesting trivia, This was the first "Rails with Trails" in Michigan and served as a test model to see if the two can co-exist. They had no incidents and this led the way for other trail development in the state.

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Pixl wrote:Traverse City Tart bike trail. You are behind the dry cleaners on Holiday Rd.
Monday morning there was a big tree across the tracks just beyond where the camera is pointed.
I kinda thought you would get that one Pixl. I saw the downed trees from Elk Rapids down to TC. Amazing!
The photo is actually very close by the cleaners behind East Bay Pizza. It was one of the few place with power :)
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I was just about to edit my answer because I couldn't account for the pole with transformer in your picture. I recognize the other boardwalk in the area now.
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This one is a ways away from Traverse City
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Whiting Street in St. Clair, Looking East at the CSX ex. PH&D.
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80mac wrote:Whiting Street in St. Clair, Looking East at the CSX ex. PH&D.
That is the exact spot
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Michael wrote:This one is a ways away from Traverse City
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Does CN still operate these tracks or does some other railroad now?
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Pixl wrote:
Michael wrote:This one is a ways away from Traverse City
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Does CN still operate these tracks or does some other railroad now?

Still CN. I erased the name of the town after CN.
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Still CN. I erased the name of the town after CN.
Monroe, Michigan.
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GTW6401 wrote:
Still CN. I erased the name of the town after CN.
Monroe, Michigan.

You got it. 1st Street.
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Ah, I've driven under that spot a couple times...Pewamo where M-21 goes under the trail that AARR didn't want to attempt to ride yet :)
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