Rails under Woodward

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Rails under Woodward

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I have a buddy of mine who posted on his Facebook this morning that construction crews are digging up Woodward Ave and finding Interurban rails buried in the pavement. Was this the Detroit United that ran on these rails? I'm assuming that is must've been effective at the time just to pave them over because I bet they are a headache to remove now.
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I suggest you review the site linked below. There is a lot of information available at the click of a mouse.

http://www.detroittransithistory.info/TheDURYears.html
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Those rails could also be from the later street car years
http://www.detroittransithistory.info/D ... -1941.html
Woodward Avenue still had street cars rails till 1956
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You could also find some rails at the old turnaround at the state fair grounds, Woodward and 8 mile.
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It sounds like these rails were totally bured under concrete so no one really knew they were there. It also appears that the ground they sit on will be used for WALLY, so its almost like an abandoned ROW coming back to life.
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Sounds like you have WALLY confused with the M-1 Light Rail.
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SD80MAC wrote:Sounds like you have WALLY confused with the M-1 Light Rail.
Maybe I don't remember what is what anymore.
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MQT1223 wrote:
SD80MAC wrote:Sounds like you have WALLY confused with the M-1 Light Rail.
Maybe I don't remember what is what anymore.
THIS is WALLY:

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No, that's Marc! :D
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