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5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:David Cenci
Dates:11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009
Album Info:Recent shots of the unused rails at Yale, MI.
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West from Melvin Rd (Washington St).
Title:  West from Melvin Rd (Washington St).
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:14:25 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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West at Garfield St.
Title:  West at Garfield St.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:16:12 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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East from Garfield St.
Title:  East from Garfield St.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:17:06 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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West from Garfield St.
Title:  West from Garfield St.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:17:32 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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East from Galbraith Line Rd.
Title:  East from Galbraith Line Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:18:10 PM
Location:  Valley Center, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
Small bridge south of Galbraith Line Rd.
Title:  Small bridge south of Galbraith Line Rd.
Description:  Crosses over Scott Drain.
Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:18:46 PM
Location:  Valley Center, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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West (north) from Galbraith Line Rd.
Title:  West (north) from Galbraith Line Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:19:24 PM
Location:  Valley Center, MI
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South (east) from Shephard Rd.
Title:  South (east) from Shephard Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:19:52 PM
Location:  Valley Center, MI
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West from Shephard Rd.
Title:  West from Shephard Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:20:39 PM
Location:  Valley Center, MI
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
East from Mowerson Rd.
Title:  East from Mowerson Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:22:04 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
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Views:  81   Comments: 0
West at Mowerson Rd.
Title:  West at Mowerson Rd.
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Photo Date:  2/7/2010  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 4:22:33 PM
Location:  Melvin, MI
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North at Kilgore Rd
Title:  North at Kilgore Rd
Description:  Looking north at the Kilgore Rd crossing. The crossing has been paved over yet these warning devices stand guard.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 11:28:19 PM
Location:  Avoca, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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East at Bricker Rd
Title:  East at Bricker Rd
Description:  Looking east at Bricker Rd on the former CSX "Port Huron SD"..now owned by DTE. Yes..there are still tracks here!
Photo Date:  6/21/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 9:19:02 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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North at Norman Rd
Title:  North at Norman Rd
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Photo Date:  6/21/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 9:27:36 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
East at Brown Rd
Title:  East at Brown Rd
Description:  Looking torwards Avoca
Photo Date:  6/21/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 9:40:41 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  65   Comments: 0
East at Norman Rd
Title:  East at Norman Rd
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Photo Date:  6/21/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 9:34:28 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
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West at Bricker Rd
Title:  West at Bricker Rd
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Photo Date:  6/21/2010  Upload Date: 10/10/2010 9:24:33 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
East at 2nd Street
Title:  East at 2nd Street
Description:  A look east from 2nd street.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 12:56:25 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  69   Comments: 1
66 miles to Saginaw
Title:  66 miles to Saginaw
Description:  Someone took the time to repaint this milepost marker. This is located at the 2nd street crossing. Just need the black paint for the numerics.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 12:59:35 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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West at Division St.
Title:  West at Division St.
Description:  Looking west from Division street. That's the 3rd st crossing just ahead. Until last fall, brush had overtaken the ROW in this area. DTE had the line cleared out.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:01:02 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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East at 3rd St
Title:  East at 3rd St
Description:  Looking east from the 3rd St crossing. That's the Division St crossing just ahead. With little to no consistent maintenance having been done on this line, the vegetation has slowly begun to reclaim the ROW.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:04:27 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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Property marker
Title:  Property marker
Description:  A Pere Marquette Railway property (ROW) marker stands alongside the unused section of the former PM Port Huron Subdivision. The tracks through Yale have not seen any rail activity since 1999.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:08:24 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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West at 3rd St
Title:  West at 3rd St
Description:  Looking west (north) from 3rd St. Until last fall you were unable to see the 4th Street crossing (just ahead). DTE had the vegetation cut back.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:11:08 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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East at Division St
Title:  East at Division St
Description:  Looking east from the Division St crossing. The 2nd St crossing is just ahead.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:13:56 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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West at 1st St
Title:  West at 1st St
Description:  Looking west (north) from the 1st St crossing. The repainted milepost marker at 2nd street can been seen quite clearly!
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:15:44 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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East at Emmett Rd
Title:  East at Emmett Rd
Description:  Looking east from the Emmett Rd crossing. Compare this shot to other ones..the evidence of the brush cutting is quite clear.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:17:15 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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West at Wilkes Rd
Title:  West at Wilkes Rd
Description:  Looking west from the Wilkes Rd crossing.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:19:08 AM
Location:  Yale, MI
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East at Brown Rd.
Title:  East at Brown Rd.
Description:  Looking east from the Brown Rd crossing. Just ahead is the switch for the west leg of the wye off the "main" and into the Greenwood Energy Center.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:21:25 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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Closer look
Title:  Closer look
Description:  A closer look (zoom) from the Brown Rd crossing. The switch for the west leg of the wye is clear..as is the lack of brush cutting east of that point.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:22:55 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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West from Metcalf Rd
Title:  West from Metcalf Rd
Description:  Looking west from the Metcalf Rd crossing. Very little brush clearing has been done east of the wye. The line is plugged with brush and vegetation the remainder of the way to the EOT at Avoca.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:24:41 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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East at Kilgore Rd.
Title:  East at Kilgore Rd.
Description:  Looking east at Kilgore Rd. The crossing was recently "removed". The rails end about a half mile east of here.
Photo Date:  3/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/23/2013 1:26:26 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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Grist mill
Title:  Grist mill
Description:  A view of the former "grist mill" in Avoca.
Photo Date:  3/29/2013  Upload Date: 4/4/2013 1:02:49 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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End of track.
Title:  End of track.
Description:  Looking north from M-136 at the end of track. This is the east end of rail on the former PM "Port Huron Subdivision". The rails from here to Wadhams (east of this location) were removed in the late 1980's. The rails are currently owned by Detroit Edison. It should be noted that the siding for the elevator is no longer in place.
Photo Date:  3/29/2013  Upload Date: 4/4/2013 1:27:55 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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Elevator
Title:  Elevator
Description:  Looking east, towards M-136, at the west(north) end of the elevator. The elevator has been closed for sometime and partially dismantled.
Photo Date:  3/29/2013  Upload Date: 4/4/2013 1:34:22 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
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Elevator switch
Title:  Elevator switch
Description:  Looking west (North) at the switch for the elevator siding. Besides the siding itself..the switch is intact.
Photo Date:  3/29/2013  Upload Date: 4/4/2013 1:37:32 AM
Location:  Avoca, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Depot site
Title:  Depot site
Description:  Looking compass east, from M-19, at where the depot once stood. The Depot was partially destroyed in a derailment in 1982. The C&O razed the rest. The building with the overhangs is the former Moore & Carter Lumber-Yale store.
Photo Date:  9/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/21/2014 11:35:54 PM
Location:  Yale, MI
Author:  David Cenci
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Views:  125   Comments: 0


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