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Timetable: Pere Marquette - Bad Axe Sub - Saginaw to Port Huron (via Bad Axe)
The Bad Axe Subdivision of the Pere Marquette extended from Saginaw Yard to Port Huron via route through Bad Axe in Huron County. This was originally a narrow gauge route which was changed to standard gauge around the turn of the century. The branch transported forest products and then argriculture products, specifically sugar beets. Station hours and siding capacity from 1942.
Station | MP from Saginaw | Notes |
Saginaw Yard | 1.5 | |
Norman Street | ||
Donald xMRY | ~2.5 | X I |
Creens | ||
Arthur | ||
Reese xMC | 12.5 | D P42 |
Gilford | 16.0 | |
Fairgrove | 21.6 | D |
Akron xDCS | 24.7 | D P50 |
Unionville | 31.0 | D |
Sebewaiing | 36.9 | D P72 |
Weale | ||
Bart (Bay Port Junction) | 44.9 | |
Quarry | 46.7 | D Q P50 |
Pigeon xGTW | 50.0 | D X P44 |
Elkton | 54.6 | D P51 |
Grassmere | ||
Bad Axe | 64.5 | D W Y J P25 Yard |
Wadsworth | 68.3 | |
Ubly | 71.8 | D P31 |
Krohns Siding | 70.1 | |
Tyre | 74.8 | P21 |
Peatville | ||
Palms | 82.4 | D S C W Y |
Cedardale | ~83.0 | f |
Deckerville | 88.4 | D |
Dowlington | 89.4 | |
McGregor | 91.4 | D W f |
Bridgehampton | 93.1 | f |
Poland | 95.6 | J |
Carsonville | 97.1 | D C |
Pack's Siding (Mills) | 95.6 | |
Applegate | 102.2 | D f |
Lewis Siding | 103.4 | |
Crosswell | 108.0 | D W C P59 |
Amadore | 114.5 | f |
Jeddo | 116.9 | |
Blaine | 119.3 | f W |
Saginaw Junction | J | |
Zion | 121.8 | f |
Atkins | 122.9 | f |
Eighty Foot Grade | 124.2 | |
North Street | 125.7 | f |
Gardendale | 128.3 | f |
Harker Street Siding | 132.3 | |
(Crossing) xGTW | 132.9 | X |
Pine Grove Avenue | 133.0 | |
Black River Drawbridge | BB I | |
Port Huron (Court Street) | 134.6 | DN W C S T Yard |
Bart (Bay Port Junction) | 44.9 | |
Bay Port | 46.3 | D |
Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Engine house | F=Diesel Fuel | f = Flag Stop | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Lift bridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swing bridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
[REF] = [ETTs]+[MRL] plus additions.
Notes
Time Line
1898. The following stations had agents during the day in 1898: Atkins, Jeddo, Amadore, Croswell, Applegate, Carsonville, Downington, Deckerville and Palms. Port Huron (Court Street) was open day and night. The line had two passenger/mail trains each way daily except Sunday. These trains ran between Port Huron and Sand Beach. [ETT-1898]
1890. July 17. Developments now look as if the F&PM is going to build a line from Bay City to the Sebewaing coal fields. The road will probably start from the belt line near E.Y. William's mill and run along the bay shore will give the company a chance to establish a large summer resort, as some of the prettiest places on the bay are along that shore. [DFP-1890-0717]
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