Interlocking: Kerry Tower, MI (Traverse City)

Kerry Interlocking Tower guarded the crossing of the Pere Marquette Petoskey Branch and the GR&I's Traverse City Branch, which crossed just east of the PM station. It was a manned interlocking tower until it was decommissioned and replaced with gates.

Photo info: Top, Kerry Interlocking looking north on the GR&I. 2nd photo, a sign enlarged from the site of the tower. [Steve Weith collection], 3rd photo, another view of the Kerry Tower [Traverse City Library Collection]. 4th photo, the remains of Kerry interlocking now protected by gates in 1969. The C&O depot is in the background. The cross track is now Penn Central. [Mark Andersen]

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Time Line

1891. The State Crossing Board approved maps of the Proposed route of the C&WM from Traverse City through Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Antrim, Charlevoix and Emmet Counties, to the south line of the Bay View Resort Association grounds. The road will run upon the right of way of the GR&I through the Bay View grounds and no further objection was made by that association. Interlockers were ordered at the crossing of the GR&I at Traverse City (Kerry). [DFP-1891-0408]

1930: April 30. The Michigan Public Utilities Commission grants approval to remove the interlocking at Kerry and replace it with gates at the crossing. [MPUC-1930]