Location: Kalamazoo, MI - Mosel Yard (GR&I)

Mosel Yard was located on the north side of Kalamazoo on the Grand Rapids & Indiana (PRR). 


Notes

The yard had a 85' electrically operated turntable. The yard also had a water tower.


Time Line

1984. This was a seven track hard, between Mosel and Allen streets. The yard was about 3,000 feet in length. [ZTS][GMAP]

2023. The yard no longer exists, however their is a stub end siding on the north end which appears to be unused. [GMAP-2023]


Industry

  • Coldwater Iron &I Metal
  • Haviland Products
  • Kalamazoo Container Corporation

 

 

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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