Location: Boardman Yard, MI (Traverse City)

Boardman Yard was the Pere Marquette/C&O's major freight yard in Traverse City. The PM had a freight house here, as well as locomotive service facilities and a two by engine house. A water standpipe was also used for filling tenders. Boardman Yard also had a wye heading west off the yard to service the Traverse City State Hospital which was 1/2 mile west of this location. The hospital received coal for boilers until the facility was converted to other energy types.

Image Info: Top, PM 1046 awaits servicing at Boardman Yard. The locomotive is in front of the roundhouse with a water tower at the right. In the center of the photo is some type of freight house which has a train order signal in front of it. 2nd image, Pere Marquette's Boardman Yard at Traverse City. The wooden coaling tower is in the center of the photograph. The small roundhouse and turntable is in the upper right of the photo. There is a locomotive under the dock receiving coal. This is in 1945. [TCHS]. 3rd photo, the C&O engine house and service facilities at Boardman Yard in 2002. [Charles Geletzke Jr.], 4th  photo, the yard office at Boardman Yard. Note the operator's station. This appears to be a former depot of some type, maybe moved here. [Charles Geletzke Jr.], 5th photo is another shot of the engine house from the opposite side. [Tim Shanahan], and 6th photo is a pit below the track near the engine house, possibly used for clinkers, loading of coal or stone. [Tim Shanahan]

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