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Station:  Forman Lumber Spur Grade Crossing

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Above, the crossing diagram of the Forman Street grade crossing of the Pennsylvania Forman Wye and the Michigan Central's industrial spur, updated to January, 1957.  The Forman Wye allowed the PRR to access Pere Marquette's Rougemere Yard and points beyond, including their industrial branches in East Dearborn and the Union Belt trackage in northwest Detroit.  The Michigan Central line serviced industry on the east bank of the Rouge River just south of Fort Street.  Originally, this MC route was part of the Detroit, Delray and Dearborn Railway which was wholly owned by the MC.  The DD&D went from Delray to approximately Brady Avenue in West Dearborn where it joined the MC's main line.  The branch was pulled up west of Melvindale, when the MC Junction Yard branch was built and the river was widened to accommodate Rouge boats.  In 2000, the DD&D is almost completely gone, except for a few remanants.

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