midwest

[UP Deano]

i"m in / from Beloit, WI

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

QUOTE: Originally posted by NTDN

PS I'm in the real midwest [:P]

What do you mean by "real" midwest? Michigan's in the midwest! That's where I live.

Yes, Michigan is in the midwest. As for my location I'm three miles from 4884bigboy up here in MI.

PS-- I forgot, go Cubs!

[jjbmish]

I'm from Mishawaka, IN just East of South Bend (Notre Dame) and just West of the Norfolk Southern Yard in Elkhart.

John

[potlatcher]

QUOTE: Michigan is in the midwest.

People gave me the weirdest looks when I moved from Utah to Michigan in 1993 and told them how odd it felt to be living in the East. They strongly assured me I was living in the Midwest. The acres and acres of cornfields surrounding the small town where I lived certainly supported their theory, even if I had a hard time believing them when I looked at my US map.

Of course there was a time when Michigan was in the Northwest (but there weren't many railroads then). I laugh to think about that now that I live in the "real" Northwest. And I'm sure folks in Alaska laugh to hear me refer to Washington State as the Northwest.

I guess it's all relative.

Tom

[Anonymous]

I'm off the CN FLint sub

[Cox 47]

How about Martinsville Illinois About 40 miles west of Terre Haute Ind. About 40 miles east of Effingham on Interstate 70 Near the Hill Billy day care....Cox 47

[Javern]

near Des Moines, Iowa

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Tampico, Illinois in the northwest part of the state. Watching BN trains in my early childhood years sparked my love for trains.

Oh yeah, a guy named Ronald Reagan was born there. Legend has it he moved on to bigger and better things in his lifetime....

[Anonymous]

Okay, the original question posted by CNWfan5525 from over a year ago was:

QUOTE: I'm just curious but how many of us live in the midwest? I'm somewere in michigan. I can show you if anyone has a map

Did anyone even keep count? Does Nebraska count? I lived there for a couple days this past summer [:-^][swg][:P][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]!

[dinwitty]

SW michigan

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfshaun

Oh yeah, a guy named Ronald Reagan was born there. Legend has it he moved on to bigger and better things in his lifetime....

Yeah he came to Eureka IL to have wild frat parties, that's where he learned his political skills [}:)]

[wrumbel]

I'm in Grand Blanc Mi; not more than 10 minutes from you.

Wayne

[icmr]

I'm in Golden Gate Illinois. Look at my location for a specific answer.



ICMR

[Anonymous]

Blair,Neb. Right next to the ex-CNW now the UP Railway.
Allan.

[Ibflattop]

Hey i live in NE Indiana the Corn Capital of the world!!!!!!!!! Ft. Wayne Indiana Kevin

[wctransfer]

Im with Roadtrp, Big Boy 4005, and somewhat GaryA. I used to live off Lexington Parkway, and went to scale a bunch of times. Now i reside right by NE MPLS in New Brighton.

Alec

[Ibflattop]

Yessssssss Go Notre Dame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Kevin

[dgwinup]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman

The true midwest is Central Illinois, right here in Peoria [:D]

Yeah, it starts in Peoria and runs south right past beautiful Edwardsville and then meanders farther south until it picks up a southern accent and becomes the SouthernMidWest, Eastern Sub. [:D]

Just for historical reference, Illinois was once THE western almost-half of the United States. A friend of mine had the ENTIRE abstract deed for his house that went back to the original land grants establishing the territory (which pre-dated the Declaration of Independence!). Illinois BEGAN just above the Canadian border over Minnesota and roughly followed the Mississippi River to it's MOUTH in what is now Louisiana! It also included parts of Indiana, Tennessee and Mississippi. The land grant PRE-DATED all three states!

So I don't know where the he** I live.

Darrell, quietly lost...for now