Location: South Yard, Detroit, MI (MC)

South Yard was a Michigan Central railroad yard on their Detroit-Toledo branch, just south of West Detroit. The West Detroit freight house and team tracks were located just northeast of this yard along the wye to the eastbound main line. This yard had a 145 yard capacity. It was refered to as being at Waterman Avenue.

It appears that the New York Central (Lake Shore line) also had a yard of this name along their main line between Toledo and Milwaukee Junction, at the same location. [MCTC-1950]

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

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