Photos Needed - Wayne County - 82

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(Inventory in progress. Start at M-N proper)

• Beech depot (PM) w/of Oak near Redford
• Canton depot (PM) 4 miles n/of Wayne Jct
• Chandler depot (LS&MS Fayette Branch) w/of Slocum Jct. 
• Dearborn - rail photos on DD&D branch or at Dearborn Jct.
• Dearborn - Advanced Departure Yard (MC) rail operations
• Dearborn - Amtrak station, old and new with trains
• Dearborn - Ice House near Miller road (MC)
• Dearborn - rail service to coal stockpiles in wye triangle
• Dearborn - CP Lou - near Wyoming Ave. train photos here
• Dearborn - DT/MC Interchange Yard _ ne/of Wyoming Ave.
• Dearborn - MC Coal Stockpile photos (MC) in wye n/of Schafer
• Dearborn - P Company Junction (PM/PRR) rail operations
• Dearborn - PM bridge over MC with train
• Dearborn - Detroit Terminal bridge over MC with train
• Dearborn - Ford Rouge plant railroad operations
• Dearborn - Fordson Yard (DT&I) around Rouge plant
• Dearborn - Michigan Avenue tower (PM/DSR) tower until grade separation
• Dearborn - Town Line telegrapher office (MC) at Greenfield, inside and outside
• Dearborn - West Warren Avenue crossing (DT/DSR)
• Denton depots (2)  (MC/Interurban) in Canton 
• Detroit - 3rd street yard (MC) railroad operations
• Detroit - 3rd street/Congress (PM) freight house rail photos
• Detroit - 6th street interlocking tower (FSUD) inside photos
• Detroit - 12th Street Crossing interlocking (DTRR/DSR)
• Detoit - 12th Street roundhouse (PM) along riverfront
• Detroit - 12th Street produce yard (MC) railroad operations
• Detroit - 12th Street yard (Union Belt) railroad operations
• Detroit - 14th Street yard (MC) railroad operations 
• Detroit - 15th Street interlocking tower (MC) outside and inside
• Detroit - 17th Street Yard and Boat Slip (PM) boat slip operations
• Detroit - 20th Street interlocking tower (MC) outside and inside
• Detroit - 20th Street Yard (MC) coach yard
• Detroit - 21st Street Engine House (PM), turntable
• Detroit - Avery Yard (GTW) rail operations near 12th Street
• Detroit - Bay City Junction Yard (MC) btwn BC Jct and Spring Works
• Detroit - Beaubien Jct. Any old photos (Wabash, MC, LS&MS, etc.)
• Detroit - Beaufait Yard (MC) rail operations s/of Kerchival St., frt. hse.
• Detroit - Belt Junction Tower (MC) inside photos
• Detroit - Belt Line Junction Yard (MC) yard operations
• Detroit - Belt Line Junction Extension Yard (MC) yard operations
• Detroit - Benson Yard (MC) team tracks, freight house, e/of Mt. Elliot
• Detroit - Bonaparte Yard (DT) n/of Tireman - yard operations
• Detroit - Boulevard Switch (GTW) rail photos, s/of Milwaukee Jct.
• Detroit - Brush Street Station (GTW/LSMS) - depot, LSMS photos
• Detroit - Campeau Junction crossing (MC/DSR) photos of the crossing
• Detroit - Central railroad station in 1936
• Detroit - Clark Avenue overhead interlocking (UB) - inside and out
• Detroit - Clay Avenue (GTW) rail photos from here (n/Milw Jct.)
• Detroit - Clay Avenue interlocking (GTW/DUR) tower, inside
• Detroit - "Chrysler" SEMTA stop - maybe Highland Park
• Detroit - CP George - near W. Detroit - train at this location
• Detroit - D&M Yard (GTW) n/of Milwaukee Jct. - yard operations
• Detroit - Davison Yard (DTRR) yard operations, roundhouse, coal, water
• Detroit - Dearborn/Jefferson Ave. interlocking (MC/DT&I/DSR), tower, inside
• Detroit - Delray Union station (n/of crossing) early 1900's
• Detroit - Delray DT&I depot (near West End Ave).
• Detroit - Delray Yard (Wabash) yard/freight office
• Detroit - Delray Yard (PM) just n/of Delray Tower
• Detroit - Delta Switch (MC) train to yard, Exposition spur
• Detroit - Delta Yard (MC) yard operations (near Delray)
• Detroit - Delray interlocking tower (PM) - old pre-1945 tower photos
• Detroit - Double Track Switch (MC) just north of Rouge bridge in 1911
• Detroit - Eastern Market Yard (GTW) rail operations
• Detroit - East Jefferson interlocking tower (GTW/DSR) tower, inside
• Detroit - East Warren Yard (DT) yard operations btwn Mack and Warren
• Detroit - East Yard (GTW) w/of Mt. Elliott Ave. yard operations
• Detroit - Ecorse Junction interlocking (Wabash/MC DD&D) original tower
• Detroit - Farnsworth Yard (GTW) at East Warren Ave. team tracks
• Detroit - Federal Junction (CN/Amtrak) new, north of West Detroit rail operations
• Detroit - Ferdinand Yard (Wabash/UB) 1/2 mile ne/of Zug Island - rail operations
• Detroit - Ferry Yard (GTW) n/of Lake Shore Junction - rail operations
• Detroit - Fort Street interlocking (PM/DSR) near river, until grade seperation
• Detroit - Fullerton Yard (UB) n/of Plymouth Road rail operations, also a crossing
• Detroit - Grand River Avenue interlocking (GTW, LSMS, MC) pre grade seperation
• Detroit - GTW car ferry operations
• Detroit - Grand Junction Yard (GTW) yard operations, water tower
• Detroit - Grand River depot (MC or LSMS) n/of Bay City Jct.
• Detroit - Gratiot Avenue interlocking (GTW/DSR) tower
• Detroit - Harper Avenue Yard (MC Belt) btwn Harper/Conant rail operations
• Detroit - Huber Yard (MC Belt Ext) s/of Forest Lawn yard operations
• Detroit - interurban power plant, other photos
• Detroit - Junction Avenue interlocking (UB/DSR) tower
• Detroit - Junction Yards hump operations, towers, inside
• Detroit - Kirby Yard (MC) stub end near 12th street (BC branch)
• Detroit - Lake Shore Junction (GTW/LS) s/oif Milwaukee Jct. rail operations
• Detroit - Livernois Avenue crossing (DT/PRR) tower, rail operations
• Detroit - Livernois Yard (MC) rail facilities here, yard office, yard dispatcher
• Detroit - Lonyo Yard (DTRR) w/of Warren rail operations
• Detroit - Mack Avenue interlocking (GTW/DSR) tower
• Detroit - Mack Yard (DT) btwn Charlevoix and Mack Ave
• Detroit - MCRR car ferry operations (MC)
• Detroit - MC depot (MC) station master, wire room, dispatcher
• Detroit - MC Third Street station (MC) inside photos
• Detroit - MC Third Street Yard, old roundhouse, other bldgs.
• Detroit - New Harper Yard (MC Belt) e/of Belt Line Jct. rail operations
• Detroit - Nolan Yard (GTW) btwn. Outer Dr and 8 mile
• Detroit - North Detroit interlocking (MC/DSR) tower
• Detroit - North Detroit depot (MC) and freight house
• Detroit - North Yard (MC) railroad operations, buildings
• Detroit - Palmer Yard (MC Belt) yard operations 3 bks e/of Mt Elliott
• Detroit - Railway Harbor Terminal rail operations 1/2 mile s/of Ambassador bridge
• Detroit Salt Works - rail operations
• Detroit - Stock Yards (MC) near Junction yard - photos
• Detroit - St. Paul Yard (MC Belt) n/of E. Jefferson - rail operations
• Detroit - Slip Yard (PM/Wabash) near car ferries
• Detroit - Smith Yard (MC) se/corner at Grand Junction/W. Detroit
• Detroit - Spring Works junction (MC) switchtender shanty
• Detroit - Summit Yard (PM/PRR) union belt e/of Livernois
• Detroit - Third Street Yard (MC) old photos mid-1800's
• Detroit - Tower J (MC) at Wyoming, precursor to Town Line
• Detroit - Union Produce Terminal rail operations (Union Belt)
• Detroit - Van Dyke Avenue crossing (GTW/DSR) tower
• Detroit - Wabash roundhouse railroad photos (near Delray tower)
• Detroit - West Detroit tower (MC/LS/Wab/GTW) - photos of CTC board in 1970's
• Detroit - West Detroit - previous towers at this location
• Detroit - West Detroit depots
• Detroit - West Detroit Yard (GTW) n/of junction
• Detroit - West End Depot (DT&I)
• Detroit - West Fort St. Interlocking (MC/LS/Wab/DUR) tower before grade separation
• Detroit - Windsor Tunnel - internal operations, ventilation, telephones, wrecker opn.
• Detroit - Woodmere station (CASO/LSMS) near Woodmere cemetery before 1901
• Detroit - Woodward Ave. Amtrak station
• Detroit - Woodward Avenue station (MC) old station late 1800's
• Ecorse - Depot (MC)
• Ecorse - DT&I/DUR interlocking tower
• Ecorse - Michigan Steel Corp. interlocking (MC/DTSL)
• Elm depot (PM)
• Flat Rock - D&I Junction (DT&I/CN) rail operations, shanty, yard office
• Flat Rock - DT&I/CN Yard. Yard office, rail operations, engine facilities
• Ford City depot - (DT&I) Michigan Alkali - became Wyandotte
• French Landing depot (Wabash) near Belleville
• Gibralter depot (MC) 3 miles n/of South Rockwood
• Gibralter - McLouth Steel Co. rail operations
• Grosse Isle - Detroit River drawbridge (W. Channel) bridge operations
• Grosse Isle - Detroit River fixed bridge to Stony Island
• Grosse Isle - any railroad photos from the 1870-1925
• Grosse Isle - stock yards
• Grosse Isle - Stony Island photos
• Highland Park depot (GTW)
• Highland Park - Ford Junction (GTW/DT) tower and inside photos, trains here
• Highland Park - Ford Junction Yard (GTW) yard offices, operations
• Highland Park - Ford Plant yards and rail service to the plant
• Highland Park - Woodward Avenue crossing (DT/DSR) tower
• Inkster depot (MC)
• Lincoln Park yard (PRR)
• Livonia depot, water tower (PM)
• Melvindale - Detroit Reduction Co. rail operations - animal products on DD&D
• Melvindale - Manifest Yard (Wabash) railroad operations
• Nankin depots (MC/PM/Interurban) settled 1825
• New Boston depot (PM) 4 miles s/of Romulus
• Northville interurban photos
• Oak depot (PM) Redford Jct. and yard
• Oakwood Junction interlocking tower (DT&I/Wabash)
• Plymouth - Detroit House of Correction - rail depot early 1900's
• Plymouth - East Yard (PM) w/of I-275 rail operations
• Plymouth - Main Street crossing (PM/Interurban) tower?
• Plymouth Junction interlocking (PM/PM) before brick building?
• River Rouge - CP Coolidge - train at this location with signals
• River Rouge - Wabash (NS) Bridge Tower - inside photos
• River Rouge - Wabash (NS) Bridge Tower - original bridge
• River Rouge - Zug Island railroad operations (DC/DT&I)
• Sheldon depot (MC) in Canton Twp.
• Sibley Quarry station (MC) station agent in 1917
• Sibley Interlocking tower (MC/DT&I) photo of open tower
• Trenton - DUR car barn and interurban operations
• Trenton - Slocum Jct. interlocking towers (2), rail operations
• Trenton - FN tower (MC/LS/DTI/DTSL) inside photos
• Waltz depot (PM) Huron twp.
• Wyandotte - Michigan Alkali Co. (MC) railroad operations
• Wyandotte - Wyandotte Terminal rail operations, yard
• Wyandotte - DT&I Yard operations
• Wyandotte - MC/NYC Yard operations
• Wayne Jct. interlocking tower (MC/PM) inside photos 

Interlockings

Dearborn - Michigan Avenue tower (PM/DSR) tower

Detroit - 6th street interlocking tower (FSUD)

Detroit - 12th Street Crossing interlocking (DTRR/DSR)

Detroit - 15th Street interlocking tower (MC)

Detroit - 20th Street interlocking tower (MC)

Detroit - Belt Junction Tower (MC)

Detroit - Campeau Junction crossing (MC/DSR)

Detroit - Clark Avenue overhead interlocking (UB)

Detroit - Clay Avenue interlocking (GTW/DUR) 

Detroit - Dearborn/Jefferson Ave. interlocking (MC/DT&I/DSR)

Detroit - East Jefferson interlocking tower (GTW/DSR)

Detroit - Ecorse Junction interlocking (Wabash/MC DD&D)

Detroit - Forest Avenue interlocking tower (GTW/Belt)

Detroit - Fort Street interlocking (PM/DSR) near river

Detroit - Grand River Avenue interlocking (GTW, LSMS, MC)

Detroit - Gratiot Avenue interlocking (GTW/DSR)

Detroit - Junction Avenue interlocking (UB/DSR) tower

Detroit - Livernois Avenue crossing (DT/PRR) tower

Detroit - Mack Avenue interlocking (GTW/DSR)

Detroit - Milwaukee Ave interlocking (GTW/DSR)

Detroit - Milwaukee Junction interlocking (GTW/MC)

Detroit - North Detroit interlocking (MC/DSR) tower

Detroit - North Yard interlocking tower (MC/DT)

Detroit - Oakland Avenue interlocking (GTW/DSR) tower

Detroit - Peninsular Salt Works interlocking (MC/Wabash)

Detroit - PRR facilities - freight facilities

Detroit - Pere Marquette Boat Yard car ferry operations

Detroit - St. Aubin interlocking (GTW/DSR)

Detroit - Van Dyke Avenue crossing (GTW/DSR) tower

Detroit - Wabash car ferry operations

Detroit - Original Wabash Depot (before FSUD)

Detroit - West Fort St. Interlocking (MC/LS/Wab/DUR) Before grade separation

Dearborn - West Warren Avenue crossing (DT/DSR)

Ecorse - Jefferson Avenue interlocking (DT&I/DUR) interlocking tower

Ecorse - Michigan Steel Corp. interlocking (MC/DTSL)

Highland Park - Ford Junction (GTW/DT) tower

Highland Park - Woodward Avenue crossing (DT/DSR)

Oakwood Junction interlocking tower (DT&I/Wabash)

Penford Junction tower (PRR/DT&I)

Plymouth Junction interlocking (PM/PM)

Plymouth - Main Street crossing (PM/Interurban) tower?

River Rouge - Wabash (NS) Bridge Tower

Sibley Interlocking tower (MC/DT&I)

Trenton - FN tower (MC/LS/DTI/DTSL)

Trenton - Slocum Jct. interlocking towers (2)

Wayne Jct. interlocking tower (MC/PM)

Wyandotte - DT&I/MC Spur Crossing (DT&I/MC)

Wyandotte - DUR/MC Spur Crossing (DUR/MC)