Location: Detroit, MI - Harper Avenue Crossing (MC/DUR)

This was the crossing of the Michigan Central Belt Line and the Detroit United Railway crossing at Harper Avenue. This was near the southeast corner of what is now the General Motors "Zero" plant.

Image info: An early view of an electric car crossing the MC Belt Line. Note the nearby locomotive and the interlocking tower in the background.

Notes

Time Line

1917. The railroad commission grants the MC permission to cross the DUR on Harper Avenue in Detroit, and approves plans for the crossing. [MCR-1917]