Mystery on the Downtown Spur

Looks like a former rail customer has been spotted... Perhaps former as in 25-30 years.

The Waste Paper-bounded spur may not look like it, but that track once went across 22 ST and 17 AV into a small industrial area. See the purple markings on the image.

Another one has been discovered with an older image. East of 22 AV, a track once went south to a neighboring customer.

This my friends is the Miami Rail Scene of the 1980s. Really nostalgic. Imagine the long shifts the jobs would have to endure in areas like this!

In other interesting info, the line was double tracked up until the mid 1980s after Miami proper stopped serving Amtrak. I still wonder why in the world did they have to move to Hialeah? I really wish Amtrak would creep into Downtown Miami. But when the MIC opens and Amtrak moves south, this will be the first time an Amtrak has regularly pounded Iris Interlocking, passed the bustling Hialeah Market, and bypass Hialeah Yard since the 80s. A history making event that will be for sure.