Screenshots from my Interurban line, the Michigan United Ry
Which is included with the NYC Michigan layout
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The layout is a work in progress and covers a route between Jackson and Kalamazoo and all points in between. Built for TRS 2006, operations are not usable in older Trainz versions. At this time (October 2005) the route is about 80% done and is fully operational, with both the interurban line and the NYC mainline running along side each other as they did in the late 1920s. My premise is that the electric line survived until today, so I may operate any time eras. |
FIRST, A TOUR OF GALESBURG MICHIGAN (BETWEEN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK)
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Left: A birds-eye view of Galesburg, looking east toward Battle Creek.
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Looking east at a Michigan
United Railway interurban car on the Galesburg Viaduct, passing over
an NYC freight train. (1932)
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Same spot as seen looking
south. MUR car is headed east to Battle Creek, and the NYC freight is
head west to Kalamazoo.
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A closer shot from the top of a tree, looking west. |
Broadside shot, looking northwest.
Passengers of that time say that the most exciting part of the route
was the wooden viaduct.
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Looking west again, our camera catches a little traffic on US 12 just beside the NYC tracks. That's the Kalamazoo River to the left. That |
The camera is facing the
southwest in this photo.
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More screenshots coming
up soon, with Kalamazoo the focal point.
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From ground level, just across the river, it's an awesome sight and the powerful steam sounds drown out the little MUR car above. |
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