Interlocking: Main Street Tower, Bay City, MI

Main Street Tower was located in Wenona, on the west side of the river. It was the crossing of the Michigan Central Saginaw to Bay City main line, and the Grand Trunk Western Saginaw-Bay City line.

As the GTW (formerly TS&M) line via Saginaw approached Bay City on the west shore of the river, this location (near the current intersection of Henry Street and Main Street) was a point where the GTW line turned north, crossing the Michigan Central to reach its West Bay City depot and freight house. The line then proceeded east across Hart Street through a crossing of the D&M at North Bay City, and on to a resort at Wenona Beach on Saginaw Bay.

Also at Main Street, the GTW line branched east across the Saginaw River to the GTW's depot in downtown Bay City.  As of 1941, this line to downtown Bay City was still in place.

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Time Line

1889. The MC main line was double tracked at this location and the TS&M was a single track. The interlocking plant at Main Street tower had 9 working levers and was of US&S design.

1962. The southbound track of MC main line was removed, reverting to single track.