Lakeland Junction was the interlocked crossing of the Grand Trunk Western Jackson Branch and the Ann Arbor railroad main line, near Hamburg.
The location is currently the location of the Zukey Lake tavern.
Image Info: Top, an early view of the interlocking tower and depot at Lakeland. The Ann Arbor railroad is in the foreground. The white building behind the tower is likely a hotel or boarding house and it also houses the local postoffice. [UMB]. 2nd image, the Lakeland Tower is on the left of the train which is stopped at Zukey Lake. [Mark Worrall collection]. 3rd image, GTW 5043 and 5038 head up a double-header trip for the Michigan Railroad Club fan trip at Lakeland, on June 14, 1959. [C.T. Stoner photo, Charles H. Geletzke Jr. collection]. 4th image, the interlocking tower and depot at Lakeland. 5th and 6th images, an Ann Arbor railroad train heads south across the Lakeland interlocker which was automated by this time and the tower removed. This was in the early 1980's when the GTW Jackson Branch was all but abandoned. [Charlie Whipp]. 7th image, a USGS map showing the two railroad lines and the junction. [USGS, Dale Berry]
This was an interlocked crossing with tower. The towerman had a great view of the Zukey Lake beach swimmers.
1918. The AARR had a day tower operator here. [TRT]
1945. The crossing towerman was day shift only. There was a 17 car passing track on the AARR. The GTW apparently seldom crossed here at night. [ETT-1945]
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