Timetable: Copper Range Railroad - Painesdale branch

Originally a branch line from Mill Mine Jct. to the Baltic, Trimountain and Champion mines, this line was extended southwest to Ricedale (new) in 1913 and became the new main line for the COPR. The old main line north from Ricedale (old) to Mill Mine Jct. was abandoned.

 

Station MP from Mill Mine Jct. Notes
Mill Mine Jct. J-Main Line, Freda Branch 0.0 X/I J
South Range 1.1  
Baltic Junction 1.3 J
Trimountain 3.0  
Painesdale 4.71  
Ricedale (new) J-Main Line   J 
     

 Key: C=Coal | D=Open during day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher |  EH=Enginehouse | J=Junction | | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | S=Scales | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

[REF] = COPR timetable + [MRL] + additions.


Time Line

1901. This line was built from Mill Mine Junction to serve the area mines around Painesdale. [MRL]

1913. The line was extended and became the new main line from Mill Mine Junction to McKeever. The old main line was removed. [MRL] See the main line timetable to view the extension.

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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