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MKT_fan11 wrote:
Jochs wrote:Here's one. This is evidence of a railroad crossing from the past. The pavement markings are under several layers of tar and gravel.
Where is it (hint: this is a boundary between two townships, so there are two correct answers.) and what was the railroad? (Hint: Rails pulled up around 1982.)
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Somewhere west of Lansing?
Definitely west of Lansing. The right side of the road is in one township and the other side is in another.
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Ok...was it on the C&O between Manistee and Traverse City?
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I'm guessing somewhere on the old line between Kalamazoo and South Haven?
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If it was in 82, how about the old line between GRR & Hastings/Charlotte?

or BH to Niles,
or Three Rivers to Jackson
or Grand Ledge to Ionia.
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MQT3001 wrote:If it was in 82, how about the old line between GRR & Hastings/Charlotte?

or BH to Niles,
or Three Rivers to Jackson
or Grand Ledge to Ionia.
It's one of those.
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Three Rivers to Jackson?
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Since we're on the theme of impossible to find grade crossings, here's a second one to guess.

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Hints: East of Hemlock, north of Lapeer. The line is active (as opposed to abandoned).
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Jochs wrote:Here's one. This is evidence of a railroad crossing from the past. The pavement markings are under several layers of tar and gravel.
Where is it (hint: this is a boundary between two townships, so there are two correct answers.) and what was the railroad? (Hint: Rails pulled up around 1982.)
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Was it the KB&E's crossing of Devine Road just south of Thornapple Road, west of Nashville?
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MKT_fan11 wrote:Since we're on the theme of impossible to find grade crossings, here's a second one to guess.

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Hints: East of Hemlock, north of Lapeer. The line is active (as opposed to abandoned).
Its been a week so I will guess. Beyer Rd looking west on the HESR between Saginaw and Arthur.

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Jochs wrote:
MKT_fan11 wrote:
Jochs wrote:Here's one. This is evidence of a railroad crossing from the past. The pavement markings are under several layers of tar and gravel.
Where is it (hint: this is a boundary between two townships, so there are two correct answers.) and what was the railroad? (Hint: Rails pulled up around 1982.)
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Somewhere west of Lansing?
Definitely west of Lansing. The right side of the road is in one township and the other side is in another.
My photo is on Townline Road in Berrien County. The crossing is the Big-Four Line between Benton Harbor and Niles, and the location is the Benton/Sodus Township line. The right side of the photo is Benton Harbor and the left side is Sodus. The marking that is clearly visible is on the Benton Harbor side of the road.
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cnw8835 wrote:
MKT_fan11 wrote:Since we're on the theme of impossible to find grade crossings, here's a second one to guess.

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Hints: East of Hemlock, north of Lapeer. The line is active (as opposed to abandoned).
Its been a week so I will guess. Beyer Rd looking west on the HESR between Saginaw and Arthur.
Wow. And here I thought this thread was dead.

I had to look it up to be sure, but it is not Beyer Road. Close though- and it is a west looking photo.
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Edit - PH&D roundhouse in Port Huron

Next picture. Hints are:
1. Former main line
2. Not even a major trail
3. SE MI
4. Gone a long time
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MQT3001 wrote:Image
Dexter?

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atrainguy60 wrote:
MQT3001 wrote:Image
Dexter?
It is Main St in Dexter
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AARR wrote:Next picture. Hints are:
1. Former main line
2. Not even a major trail
3. SE MI
4. Gone a long time
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Yates looking west. It looks different now as the crosswalk was moved. Remnants of the bridge are still in place over the Clinton River but it was fenced off.
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59caddy wrote:Image
How about a hint or two?
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The tracks aren't there now, and it is in Michigan.

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