Station: Lapeer Jct., Michigan
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Lapeer Jct.
(MCRR / GTW Interlocking Tower)
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A wider photo of Lapeer, including the interlocking tower on the left and the Grand Trunk Western depot on the right. The photo is from June, 1975. The GTW train is eastbound on the Flint Subdivision. Lapeer was milepost 290 on the GTW and milepost 59.8 on the Penn Central Mackinaw Branch. [Photo by Charlie Whipp]. |
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The inside of the Lapeer Interlocking, taken in June, 1976 [Charlie Whipp]. |
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The photo below shows the model board in the interlocking tower at Lapeer Jct. Note that there is an eastbound across the diamond on the siding, and a westbound on approach to the siding that has a green proceed through the interlocking. Nothing happening on the NYC. [Charlie Whipp] |
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Two shots of the GTW Lapeer depot and tower in the background, c. 1970's. The photo below shows the Amtrak Turboliner exchanging Lapeer passengers. [Both photos: Jim Slater] |
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(Below) GTW's 1776 Bicentenial Train passes through the Lapeer Interlocking. November, 1975 [Charlie Whipp photo] |
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The model board at Lapeer Jct. is pictured below at the left. The green light on the board shows that route has been established by the operator for a westbound train on the GTW through the interlocking. The yellow light to the right shows that a train is on the circuit to the plant. The yellow light in the center shows that a train is working on the old eastbound main. The small black box was the bell for the GTW. It rang when a train was approaching requesting a route through the interlocking. The operator could either establish a route for the train, or, if there was a conflicting movement, manually turn the bell off. The Michigan Central had a similar alerter, in the form of two small bells which would ring on the approach of a train. The interlocker at Lapeer was an improved Saxby and Farmer machine with a 12-lever frame,8 active levers and 4 spares. From Charlie Whipp.
