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Timetable: Pere Marquette - Traverse City Sub - Baldwin to Traverse City
This was the original C&WM main line north to Traverse City. After the Manistee & Northeastern came under PM control, passenger and many freight trains were routed through Manistee (via Walhalla) and this line was reduced to a minor branch line and then abandoned between Baldwin and Kaleva in favor of the M&NE route. One reason for the abandonment was High Bridge north of Baldwin which needed to be rebuilt. Station times and siding capacity in 1949.
Station | MP from G. Rapids | Notes |
Baldwin | 73.8 | DN C W Y P67 |
Wolf Lake | 81.8 | P27 |
Peacock | 52.0 | P53 |
Little Manistee | ||
Irons | 91.7 | P49 |
Dublin (Florence) xM&L | ||
Wellston | 97.7 | P41 |
High Bridge | ||
Brethern | 105.2 | |
Kaleva | 110.1 | D P54 |
BL&E Crossing xBLE | ||
Henry | ||
Thompsonville xAA | 120.9 | D I P43 |
Wallin | ||
Clarey | ||
Bendon | 130.5 | |
Interlochen xMNE | 134.2 | P29 |
Grawn | 138.0 | |
Beitner | ||
Boardman Yard | 147.2 | D Y C W T Yard |
Traverse City | 147.7 | |
Notes:
High Bridge over the Manistee River. 1.170 foot viaduct 80' above water.
Kaleva: In 1949 was a gated crossing set against M&NE trains.
Beitner had a three mile ascending grade southbound at 1.32%.
Boardman Yard had a 2 chute coaling statyion, 100 ton capacity and a 7 stall roundhouse with a 65' turntable.
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] = XXXXXX plus additions.
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