Location: Monroe, MI - Monroe Tower

Monroe Tower (as it was known on the PM), was the crossing of their main line (between Plymouth and Toledo) and the Lake Shore & Michigan (later NYC) Monroe Branch (from Monroe to Adrian). This was an interlocked crossing which was staffed by the PM.


Notes

The LS&MS refers to this tower as the M&T Tower. It is a Saxby-Farmer Lever machine from Union Switch & Signal Co. [MCR-1904]


Time Line

1912. January. A full interlocking and derailing switch and signal system is approved for this crossing. [MCR-1912]

1927. Monroe Tower was staffed around-the-clock by a operator-leverman. Rate of pay was 62¢ per hour.

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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