TRACK REMOVAL BETWEEN ST. JOHNS & IONIA
One mile east of St.Johns, the new
meets the old. East view of new
expressway being built over
Central Michigan Railway.
July 9, 1995.
January 16, 1857, the Detroit &
Milwaukee Railway completed
their track to St.Johns, MI. In this
photo, July 18, 1995, the depot
built in 1920, sits forlorn as the rail
is pulled up.
West view from U.S.-27 overpass
at St.Johns. To the right is where
C.M. 8801 got hit by a loaded flat
car in the fall of 1989. [A photo of
this accident on page 4 of  the
Railfan photos]. The ties are being
taken up in this scene.
July 18, 1995.
The main line being cut at north
Lansing street St.Johns.
July 28,1995.
Spike puller three miles west of
Fowler at Grange road.
June 29, 1995.
Site of the Pewamo depot. The
depot stood in the foreground on
the north side of the track.
East view at the Pewamo
elevators.
June 29, 1995.
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