Timetable: Pere Marquette - Big Rapids Branch - Edmore to Big Rapids

This line went from Edmore to Big Rapids, with three short branch lines into the forest. Station hours from 1944. Line west of Remus no longer in servicre after 1944.

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

Sources: [MRL]

Notes

Time Line

1880. February 26. The extension of the Detroit, Lansing & Northern company's road from Blanchard to Big Rapids has been completed as far as Mecosta, to which point it will be opened for traffic on March 1st proximo. [DFP-1880-0226]

1932. Michigan railroads since 1932 have quit using the following tracks. Some continue to exist but are not in use: PM from Big Rapids to Remus, and Remus to Weidman, Mecosta to Baryton. [DFP-1949-1009]