A view of the abandoned Conrail right-of-way along the Battle Creek River, published in the Enquirer and News on Nov. 15, 1983. Prominent buildings in the background include, from left, Willard Library, the Michigan Central Railroad Depot and the Capital Building. (Note the State Street parking lot covering the river.) The photograph accompanied a story about Gov. James Blanchard signing a $1 million appropriation for the city's $4 million Linear Park plan.