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Westbound by Trowbridge at 1806

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1103

Eastbound by Trowbridge around 1039

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1124

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1114

The GTW Flint new main circa 1927. The PM Flint belt line was circa 1923. edit: Forgot GTW Royal Oak to Bloomfield Hills circa 1931. The GTW new Flint main actually opened in 1901, mainly to avoid the Flint River valley grades. Flint's auto industry didn't exist yet. All passenger trains used the o...

1. Is it operated by GLC? I saw a reference on this message board to the line from Walton Junction up to TC being part of the Traverse City Northern, which became part of Watco. 2. ...How can even a shortline make a go of it with just two, small customers and the long distrance to travel from Walto...

So the FRA posted that yesterday...in a project summary of fiscal year 2022, which ended a year ago. Have other projects on the list made more progress than the Manistee bridge? Too tired at the moment to research it further. https://railroads.dot.gov/sites/fra.dot.gov/files/2023-09/FY%202022%20CRIS...

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1524

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1409

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Eastbound by Okemos at 1018

Westbound by Okemos at 1005

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1915

I don't think the timeline is completely incorrect. Remember the D&M had dual access to Cheboygan. Given the STB notice to abandon to Cheboygan, it was likely the original D&M route which was abandoned from Alpena. The line from Gaylord north was the second point of access to Cheboygan, but was the...

D&M wasted absolutely no time abandoning the line to Cheboygan. A friend who is a lifelong Alpena resident said one day he picked up the paper and there was a tiny little blurb about 5 pages in saying that the D&M had filed with the STB to discontinue service to Cheboygan. At the time, this was com...

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1757

Eastbound by Okemos at 1412

Westbound by Okemos at 1358

Westbound by Trowbridge at 1033