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Location: Negaunee, MI - Ann Street Interchange Yard
Ann Street Interchange Yard was a yard along the DSS&A east of Negaunee depot. Around 1952 the C&NW was also rerouted along Ann Street into Negaunee as a part of the Tracy Mine track alignment. Both railroads used this yard.
Ann Street is today known as County highway 480.
Notes
Cars were assembled in this yard from the Blueberry Mine (West of Ishpeming), and the New Richmond and New Volunteer mines near Palmer to trips to the Marquette (DSS&A) and Escanaba (C&NW) docks.
Time Line
1952. This yard was upgraded and lengthened following the rerouting of the C&NW line away from Tracy Mine.
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