Regular reader Michael O sent along these pictures taken near his house. This is the last train to pass the CASO line…
This train was coming along the track on Saturday morning and helping to remove the sections of track behind it…
A view of the remaining track… Michael pointed out when he first moved near the track, Amtrak still operated passenger service from Detroit to Buffalo along these rails…
Built in 1929, the house at 2177 Victoria Avenue was originally numbered 1545 Victoria, pre…
Crescent Lanes first opened on Ottawa Street in 1944 at 1055 Ottawa Street, opposite Lanspeary…
Above is a photo of the home of Mr & Mrs Oswald Janisse, located at…
in 1917 two Greek brothers Gus & Harry Lukos purchased a one story building on…
Photo from Google Streetview A long time reader sent me an email the other week…
An unremarkable end to a part of Windsor's history. The large vacant house at 841…
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The chances of this right of way becoming a multi use trail may be in jeopardy. Rumour around town is that an offer to purchase has been made by a company that wants to build a high voltage transmission line to collect power from the windmills and solar projects that are popping up all over the county. Not looking forward to this possibility.
I guess we're assuming that we will never need trains again. Keep tearing up tracks...
I had to snicker at Ted In Toronto's comment, given the financial problems CP is facing.....
Thank you all for great explanations and updating me. I've been around a long time, so I've a million other data in my "noggin" (or "hard drive") and getting fuller all the time! At the east end equivalent, CN or CP no longer cross the border at Niagara Falls via the bridge (only the daily VIA trains between New York City and Toronto use it), but both freight railways use the (CN-owned) bridge upriver at Fort Erie/Buffalo.
Now if only Via would connect to Detroit. But who want to get from Ontario to Michigan and then to other places in the USA? That would make too much sense.
Doug, CP's financial fortunes are expected to improve significantly now that Hunter Harrison is positioned at the head end. There is an investor conference underway in NYC today that is showcasing the new senior management team at CP. They are outlining what changes have taken place during the past five months and what developments are likey over the next three years. Earnings, and dividends, are now expected to grow meaningfully over that period.
Rumour has it that a certain billionaire stands to make a fortune should a new tunnel be built. He owns the abandonned Michigan Central station (which may some day come down) and most if not all of the rail property in this area. Can this be true?
Also, all this talk about a high speed corridor from Windsor to Quebec with a link to Chicago just doesn't seem to be in the plans for a very long time given that VIA has built its new station in an inconvenient location to further this agenda.
Over the last twenty years Atmack has moved from the house traller ticket office to the new center area,out of downtown Detroit, and any connection to the river (border).If high speed rail where to extend west of Toronto, to London,Sarnia,through the tunnel and on to Durand and Chicago. This is the route Amtrack uses from Toronto to Chicago, and connects to New York from Toronto.
Not much hope to have two lines without big increas in passengers
In the old days (60's) there were trains from Chicago to New York City through the tunnel and commuters could take the train from Windsor to Detroit for something less than a dollar (I'm recollecting 75 cents each way). Its a shame to see the Caso ripped up.