Classic code line poles still stand in service along the Lake State Railway, framing southbound Z127 as it splits the searchlight signals at Munger Road near Highland, Michigan. A pair of EMD SD50's bring a train of loaded autoracks and manifest freight towards Wixom where they will interchange with CSX.
Taking a look at the same train and scene as captured by different photographers. The best way to view will be to sort by photo date so the photos are grouped together.
Photos showing the railroad pole lines. The pole line used four basic electrical circuits - telegraph, telephone, signaling, and power. Modern technologies of fiber optics, microwave, radio, satellite, and computers have been replacing the pole lines.
