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Station:  Hillsdale, Michigan

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The Lake Shore & Michigan and NYC Lansing Division offices at Hillsdale.  This building is now used by the Indiana Northeastern and hosts their dispatcher office.  2003.   [Dale Berry]

1926 - #

Railroad and Line or Branch

NYCRR (LSMS) Ft. Wayne Branch

NYCRR :(LSMS) Lansing Branch

NYCRR (LSMS) Old Road Branch

NYCRR (LSMS/DH&W) Ypsilanti Branch

 

Telegraph Call:  "D"

 

Signals at Station:  Manual Block (WB & EB)

 

Telephone Locations:

Dispatchers office

Station

Junction of Ypsilanti branch and Old Road Branch

 

Telephone Circuits:  Dispatcher - Message - Block - Yard

 

Track and speed:  Single in all directions, speed limited to 10 mph in city.

 

Notable:

Dispatcher's office for Lansing Division (see photo of building).

Standard clock in train dispatchers office and telegraph office.

Train register in passenger station.

Yard limits on Ft. Wayne, Old Road, and Ypsilanti branches.

Water station.

Engine house.

 

 


Source of Information:

New York Central Lansing Division Employee Time Table No. 23 April 25, 1926