Carland Elevator

Carland, MI.  Yes, it is a small something in Michigan.  Back in the day, Carland was a stop along the Owosso & Big Rapids Railroad established in the mid-1880s.  Carland was a lumber town that flourished when lumber was plentiful, and...   Well, it is now surrounded by farm land.
There are a number of old building still standing in Carland.  There is an old General Store and Inn along the road.  I didn't see it, but there is an old school house that has been taken over by the growth somewhere.  (Field trip!)  And there is the Carland Elevator.  I can't find much information about the elevator, other than a lot of photos with the PM #1225.  But in my mind, elevators are not critical to the lumber business, so at some point there was a change if industry.
So here we are, waiting for the PM #1225.  These are two pieces of railroad maintenance equipment.  I can only guess, but looks like the front piece is a plow and the rear piece is a track rail maintenance machine.
As to the final image, yea its a bit saturated.  I like it.  In reality it is heavily weathered - dull.
The original Nikon JPG:

The day was supposed to be sunny, but....  It was really flat.  OK, I'll get out there again.  But until then I'm going with this image.  There are two things that have to be removed.  On the left, there is a man walking down the tracks.  Small detail, but must be done.  Bigger issue is the truck cab under the overhang on the right.  That took some work, but it is passable.  Replaced it with a bush.
But focus on the saturated maintenance machines.

ISO 1000, f/11, 1/200 sec, 22 mm

NIKON D500 Ver.1.15/18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

I really like the detail in the blade of the front unit.  That has some character.  There has to be a bigger blade somewhere, right?  Michigan, snow.....
I'll be back to Carland sometime, looking for that school house.