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Timetable: C&NW - Republic Branch - Clowry to Republic
The C&NW Republic Branch was built south off the Michigamme Branch to Republic in 1888. This was a 13 mile long branch which served a number of small mines around what latter became the huge open pit Republic Mine.
This branch was removed in 1933.
| Station | MP from Green Bay | Notes |
| Clowry | 191.7 | J = Michigamme Branch |
| (Bridge) C&NW | 194.2 | DSS&A under C&NW on bridge |
| Wabik | 195.0 | X/I J = CNW Champion Mine spur |
| Champion Mine Spur | J | |
| |—-Champion Mine | +1.2 | Joint with MILW |
| Granite | 198.5 | |
| Crossing xDSSA | 201.1 | X/I = DSSA Republic branch |
| Junction | 203.1 | J = CNW Republic branch |
| Republic | 203.7 | J = MILW main line |
| Erie Mine | ||
Key: C=Coal | D=Open during the day | DN=Day and night | H=Half Interlocked | J=Junction | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | S=Scales | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
[REF] = [CNWV] + [MRL]
Notes
C&NW track from Wabik to Champion Mine Company railway was joint with CM&St.P railway.
Time Line
1888. Branch is opened to Republic by Iron Range railroad, a construction railroad controlled by the C&NW. Merged into C&NW in 1889. [MRL]
1933. Branch is abandoned. [MRL]
Map
This is a 1917 map of the rail lines leading to Republic. This map does not include the LS&I which was not built until the 1950's. [CNWV]
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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