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Location: Virgil, MI
Virgil was the crossing of the Grand Trunk Western and the Pere Marquette near Sheridan in Montcalm County.
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Time Line
1888. The interlocking tower at Virgil was installed in 1888.
September 3, 1919: The Michigan Public Utilities Commission grants permission for the above railroads to remove the interlocking at Virgil, near Sheridan, replacing it with stop signs on both roads at this location. The Pere Marquette indicates that it operates one freight train in each direction daily except Sunday, and the GTW indicates that it operates one passenger and two freight trains in each direction daily, except Sunday. [MPUC-1919]
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