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Re: Google Street View
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Re: Google Street View
Kind of an interesting sight! This is in Kingsford, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7933622 ... 1664?hl=en
Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
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I wonder if this is an old Yield Sign?
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Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
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I wonder if this is an old Yield Sign?
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7952622 ... 1664?hl=en
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Re: Google Street View
It likely does. That's likely the railroad's engine shops, along with where they store the engine(s) when to using them.ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an interesting sight! This is in Kingsford, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7933622 ... 1664?hl=en
Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
Looks pretty modern to me:ToledoRailfan wrote: I wonder if this is an old Yield Sign?
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7952622 ... 1664?hl=en
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Re: Google Street View
Interesting, I always assumed that something like that would be in one of the main yards. I just thought that was for a local industry of some sort. Still pretty unique having it right next to a crossing in the way that it is.freebrickproductions wrote:It likely does. That's likely the railroad's engine shops, along with where they store the engine(s) when to using them.ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an interesting sight! This is in Kingsford, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7933622 ... 1664?hl=en
Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
Interesting. I didn't realize that streetview went down that road. Ifreebrickproductions wrote:Looks pretty modern to me:ToledoRailfan wrote: I wonder if this is an old Yield Sign?
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7952622 ... 1664?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7953368 ... 1664?hl=en
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Re: Google Street View
To me, it looks like the line is a shortline, and they sometimes store their engines in unique spots.ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting, I always assumed that something like that would be in one of the main yards. I just thought that was for a local industry of some sort. Still pretty unique having it right next to a crossing in the way that it is.freebrickproductions wrote:It likely does. That's likely the railroad's engine shops, along with where they store the engine(s) when to using them.ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an interesting sight! This is in Kingsford, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7933622 ... 1664?hl=en
Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
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Re: Google Street View
That is actually CN on the Manistique Sub. which is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, it isn't really a busy Sub. and it is mostly single track, probably due to the remoteness of it. The Manistique Sub. is part of the Wisconsin Central which is a subsidiary of CN so I'm not exactly sure how that works.freebrickproductions wrote:To me, it looks like the line is a shortline, and they sometimes store their engines in unique spots.ToledoRailfan wrote:Interesting, I always assumed that something like that would be in one of the main yards. I just thought that was for a local industry of some sort. Still pretty unique having it right next to a crossing in the way that it is.freebrickproductions wrote:It likely does. That's likely the railroad's engine shops, along with where they store the engine(s) when to using them.ToledoRailfan wrote:Kind of an interesting sight! This is in Kingsford, Michigan.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7933622 ... 1664?hl=en
Either the track continues through the shed and becomes part of the main line again or there are two tracks in there. I wonder if they have some sort of small industrial switcher to move the cars or something like a track mobile? In the Google Earth view you can see that there is something on the spur.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7926701 ... !1e3?hl=en
Edit: Actually that is on the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad which is a Class 3.
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Re: Google Street View
These buildings in Albion, Michigan were built over the river!
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Re: Google Street View
CSX container on a truck in Detroit, Michigan.
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Re: Google Street View
CSX is not just a railroad company, and that's just a normal container attached to a semi.NathanFromEngland wrote:CSX container on a truck in Detroit, Michigan.
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