Down River Michigan

[iheartfreights]

I was wondering if anybody knows where some good train yards are in downriver michigan...if so please post where here...

[iheartfreights]

nobody knows?

[iheartfreights]

this sucks

[oltmannd]

I don't think anyone knows what "Down River Michigan" means. I know I don't. Exactly what part of Mich are you talking about? Be specific.

[iheartfreights]

the suburbs...lincoln park, wyandotte, melvindale, dearborn...

[oltmannd]

Check this out:

http://knorek.com/RR/SAA/SAAIndex.htm

Should give you lay of the land for Detroit area.

[iheartfreights]

eh Detroit is not downriver...im looking for something in Melvindale, Wyandotte, Allen Park, Lincoln Park...or somewhere near by but not Detroit...that site really didnt tell me where any yards where in the downriver area but thanks anyways...

[Ween]

Have you tired searching the database and seeing who has taken pictures at the areas you're interested in and then e-mailing them directly? Or have you searched any Yahoo Groups for 'Downriver' railfanning? Have you tried Google-ing what you're looking for? Have you tried Mapquest and zoomed in to see if there are any yards?

There're some suggestions; sometimes you have to be a little proactive to get what you want...

[oltmannd]

eh Detroit is not downriver...im looking for something in Melvindale, Wyandotte, Allen Park, Lincoln Park...or somewhere near by but not Detroit...that site really didnt tell me where any yards where in the downriver area but thanks anyways...

It cover more than just Detroit proper. You just have to dig into it a bit more. Look the the Conrail timetable pages for the Michigan Line and you'll see where all the yards are from Detroit to Kalamazoo, for example. There is also a page on the CSX Lincoln Sec, for another.

Also, you could purchase a SPV Railroad Atlas for Great Lakes East. It's a great reference.

-Don

[iheartfreights]

Have you tired searching the database and seeing who has taken pictures at the areas you're interested in and then e-mailing them directly? Or have you searched any Yahoo Groups for 'Downriver' railfanning? Have you tried Google-ing what you're looking for? Have you tried Mapquest and zoomed in to see if there are any yards?

There're some suggestions; sometimes you have to be a little proactive to get what you want...

no I havent e-mailed them directly...it looks like that site is very old and like I would never get a response...I have searched yahoo groups for the downriver area but the yahoo group seems pretty lame...yes I have done googling...that's how I found this site and all the others like the yahoo group...no I havent tried mapquest and zoomed in to see if there are any yards...I didnt know you could do that but im going to try it out right now...

[iheartfreights]

eh Detroit is not downriver...im looking for something in Melvindale, Wyandotte, Allen Park, Lincoln Park...or somewhere near by but not Detroit...that site really didnt tell me where any yards where in the downriver area but thanks anyways...

It cover more than just Detroit proper. You just have to dig into it a bit more. Look the the Conrail timetable pages for the Michigan Line and you'll see where all the yards are from Detroit to Kalamazoo, for example. There is also a page on the CSX Lincoln Sec, for another.

Also, you could purchase a SPV Railroad Atlas for Great Lakes East. It's a great reference.

-Don

i've seen like the name of the citys but it don't tell me exactly where it's at...