Timetable: Pere Marquette - Manistee Sub - Walhalla to Manistee

This was a PM branch line from Walhalla (near Baldwin) to Manistee. After the Manistee & Northeastern came under PM control, the line north of Baldwin was downgraded and this line was used to reach Manistee and then over the M&NE to Kaleva (and to Traverse City).  Station hours and siding capacity from 1898 or later.

Station MP from Saginaw Notes
Walhalla, aka Manistee Jct.  120.7 D J P65 
Tallman     
Batchelor   125.2 P26
Fountain   128.7 D P27 
Freesoil   133.6 D P28 
Marsh xMEW (M&GR)  139.7  
Stronach   141.6 P37
East Lake   144.4 D P33
Drawbridge    SB
Manistee   147.1 D J T Yard 
     

Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Engine house | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | 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


Notes

[REF] = F&PM employee timetable from 1898 plus additions.


Time Line

1898. There were three first class and one third class train in each direction daily except Sunday. The following stations had day time agents/operators: Fountain, Freesoil, East Lake and Manistee. [ETT-1898]

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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