Timetable: MCRR - M.C. Belt Line & Belt Extension- North Yard to East Jefferson, Detroit

The MC Belt Line was built from their yard near Milwaukee Junction, across the GTW and southeast to the Detroit River. The Belt Extension was added north crossing the GTW at Forest Lawn tower to North Yard.

Station MP from N Yard Notes
North Yard Tower  0.0 
Forest Lawn xGTW  ~0.5 
Belt Extension Junction ~2.0 
Palmer Avenue Yard  ~2.3  Yard 
Beaufait Avenue  ~3.8   
Meldrum Avenue  ~4.0   
Dequindre  ~5.0   
     

Notes:

Note Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Enginehouse | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Liftbridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swingbridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

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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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