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February 25, 2009 03:32PM avatar
szuiderveen Wrote:
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> If you look at this link, it will come up with a
> map that shows the "old" East loop. If you toggle
> it between satellite and map, you will see the
> present, truncated East loop on the left hand
> side.
>
>
> The present railroad is the original PM Rwy ROW
> with minimum radius loops at each end. The
> original 1976 Huck ROW had the larger loop that
> also featured a campground at the farthest end,
> and the "train robbery" at the switch. It was
> built on east Michigan blowsand, and the
> subroadbed was always moving. It also had a short
> section of 4% on it. About 1985 or so it was
> retired in place and the newer loop put in.
>
> Steve

What he said!

If you look out the train to the left when going around the far loop you can see the old track leading up to where that first road crossing was



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