Penn Central train BD-2 is pointed southbound on the Bay City Branch near Oxford.  The train is sitting on the main north of the PO&N diamond while the crew went for beans.  It was the practice of engineers to cut away from the train and tie it down.  The M-24 plant of American Aggregates is visible in the background.  This section of track had insulating joints protecting the interlocking plant, which was automatic by the time this photo was taken.  Oxford Tower closed in 1961 when the plant was automated.  Engine 1692 is an ex-NYC F-7.  Traffic in 1972, the year this photograph was taken, was down to a through train each way in each direction, along with a local.  [Charlie Whipp]

Oxford, MI

Penn Central