Timetable: Pere Marquette - Muskegon Sub - Waverly to Muskegon North Yard

This was a PM branch line from Waverly (near Holland) north along the shore to Muskegon. Station hours and siding capacity from 1948.

Station MP from Allegan Notes
Waverly  23.6 
Harlem  29.1  P67 
West Olive  32.9 
Agnew     
Rosy Mound     
Bakers  43.4  P67
Grand Haven  44.0 
Drawbridge     
Ferrysburg  44.8   
Kirk     
Manahan Avenue xGTW Belt     
Park Street xGRI Belt     
Muskegon Heights  54.0   
Henry Street xPRR Dock  54.0  P33 
Junction     
Muskegon (6th Street)  56.5 
Muskegon (old 3rd Street Station)    
North Yard  57.8  D 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=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


Notes

West Olive is a connection with a 4 mile spur to the electric power plant on Lake Michigan.

[REF] = [MCR]


Time Line

1916. This branch is laid with 50 to 67 lb. rail and fairly well maintained. [MCR-1916]

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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