Timetable: MCRR - South Haven Branch - Kalamazoo to South Haven

The MC South Haven branch was a single track line built from the west side of Kalamazoo to Lake Michigan at South Haven. Siding capacity based on 44' cars.

Station MP from Kalamazoo Notes
Kalamazoo 0.0  DN J P42
Deuz and Brooks Siding 2.3  
Brownell  4.0   
Doubling Track  5.3   
Brickyard Siding 4.9  
Hopkins  6.0   
Alamo  9.1  D P12
Holmes Coal Kilns 10.3  
Williams 11.3 D P20
Sleepers Coal Kilns (1890) 11.8  
Bakers Coal Kilns (1890) 12.3  
Harrison  12.3   
Mentha  12.6   
Severns Coal Kilns (1890) 13.4  
Kendall  14.8  D P22 
Mike's Sand Track (1890) 16.1  
Pine Grove  17.5  P15 
Gobles  18.5  D P40
Bloomingdale  23.0  D P26
Berlamont  25.0  P13
Columbia  27.7  P3
Grand Junction xPM  29.2  DN I P19
Maple Forest  30.1   
Brown's Mills  30.3   
Lacota  32.0  D P19 
Whites Charcoal Track (1890) 32.2  
Wenbans Saw Mill Track (1890) 33.1  
Kibbie  35.1  P8 
South Haven  40.0  D J P26 
     

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

[REF] = [MRL] plus additions.


Time Line

1871. The South Haven Division operates two daily round trip passenger trains between Kalamazoo and South Haven, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. [MCGW]

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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