Interlocking: Battle Creek, MI - Main Street Tower

Main Street interlocking tower was located in Battle Creek along Main Street, between Barney and Tompkins. The tower controlled the Michigan Central's main line and the crossing of the electric street railway on Main Street. The tower was a "arm-strong" interlocking, with 4 levers for signals and 2 levers for derails (on the electric line). This type of interlocking is known as a "half" interlocking.

Photo info: Top, a photo of the interlocking from 1967. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]. 2nd photo, a drawing from documents in the State of Michigan Archives. [Dale Berry]

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Time Line

1923. The MPSC approves replacement of semaphores with color light signals at this crossing. [MPSC-1923]