Station: Jackson, MI - MC Roundhouse and Shop Engines, MI

Jackson Jct. had two roundhouses. Along with St. Thomas in Ontario, this was the other major steam locomotive facility on the Michigan Central.

Photo Info: Top, MC roundhouse #2 (newer) around 1910. 2nd photo, a map of the approach to the roundhouse around 1905. [Railway Gazette]. 3rd photo, roundhouse #1 (older) taken from the turntable around 1910., 4th and 5th photos, locomotives are being washed (2373 and 7517) at the facility in 1949, 5th-8th photos, various shop engines used around the complex. [All photos, Charles Milliken, Doug Leffler collection]

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Time Line

1903. A new coaling facility is installed at Jackson. [MCR-1903]

1952. Fire following an explosion destroyed part of the NYC's big roundhouse at Jackson. Two railroad workers were injured in the blaze. The fire followed an explosion of a portable crane. Four steam locomotives and one diesel were badly damaged but other engines were run out on a turntable before the flames could catch them. The fire was confined to the northeast section of the structure, about ¼ of the roundhouse. Firewalls saved the rest of the NYC shops from conflagration. [BCE-1952-1120]