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Title: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: 390JOE on March 12, 2009, 06:33:37 AM
I was looking at google earth and noticed that it looks like there was a railroad track that ran from what i can tell was fostoria to about dort hwy, but who knows before 475 was built it might have went all the way to lansing or to durand.
Title: Re: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: TopFist on March 12, 2009, 06:42:26 AM
I'm from Durand...I thank all tracks lead to Durand.
Title: Re: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: TBigLug on March 12, 2009, 11:19:08 AM
There's old track lines all over the place. They converted the ones here in Stockbridge to bike paths from here to Whitmore Lake and farther and to Jackson and beyond.
Title: Re: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: BIG DOG on March 13, 2009, 01:39:07 AM
WE DID THE SAME UP IN MIDLAND   GO TO LUDINGTON       PIERMARKET RAIL TRAIL           SOME PAVED   RIDE SNOWMOBLIES ON IT   EVEN   FROM CLARE TO THE BRIDGE





   NOT TO MESS UP YOUR POST              ME AND MILLSER  USED TO HOP ON MOVEIN TRAILS   FLATIN PENNYS     25 YRS AGO


Title: Re: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: 390JOE on March 13, 2009, 07:41:51 AM
im sorry i didnt clairfiy it in my post but if you look at the moubds on like yahoo maps or google maps or google earth you will see what im talking about, like in this pic:

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/kc8wjy/THEMOUNDS.jpg) (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/kc8wjy/THEMOUNDS.jpg)

hope that helps you out.
Title: Re: does anybody know the the rail history of genesee county
Post by: THAT MUDFIT GUY on March 14, 2009, 02:38:10 PM
yes there was joe  theyre takin them now and makin walkin trails outta them they already started to do that  it already runs from columbiaville area to otterlake   it hasnt been used in MANY years my gpa used to tell me about all the RR places he worked for chessie and csx for over 30 yrs