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A 1949 overhead view of
the Wabash Roundhouse at Delray. The three sets of tracks from
right to left (at the left of the roundhouse) are the New York
Central main line (former MC), the former LS&MS main line (an
industrial track in 1949), and the DTSL/Wabash line to West Detroit.
The line below the roundhouse is the Union Belt of Detroit.
The highway at the bottom of the photograph is Dearborn Avenue. Note
how close the roundhouse came to the NYC right-of-way. The
roundhouse is gone and the land now supports the I-75 overpass.
[Detroit Edison aerial photographs, Wayne State University
collection] |
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Wabash Railroad |
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| Notes: |
1945: Used by Wabash passenger, freight and
switch engines. Also used by Pennsylvania freight and switch
engines. |
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References:
The Pere Marquette in 1945. The C&O Railway Historical Society.
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