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Timetable:  Jackson to Fort Wayne Branch

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from Jackson

in 1936

in 1936

 

         

 Jackson

     Junction with MC Main Line

0.0

DN

 

 Standard clock and train register at MC telegraph office.

 OD

     Crossing of the Jackson Branch

     Junction with the CN Branch

1.1

DN

 

 Train register at signal station.  10 mph through interlocking.

 Haires

     Junction with the MC Air Line Branch

5.1

 

Yard Limits

 

 Horton

10.4

 

 

 

 Hanover

     Crossing of the DT&M Branch

14.0

D

 

 

 Mosherville

18.9

 

 

 

 Jonesville

     Connection with the LSMS Lansing Branch

24.5

D

Yard

 

 Ft. Wayne Jct.

     Crossing of the LSMS Old Road

25.3

 

Yard

 Original line went from this location directly to Bankers.

 Hillsdale

29.2

DA

Yard

In 1936 timetable.  Not actually on this branch line.  Standard clock and train register in telegraph office.  Water Station.

 Bankers

     Connection with the LSMS Ypsilanti Branch

33.4

 

 

 

 Reading

38.1

D

Yard

 

 Montgomery

43.4

D

Yard/36

 

 Ray

47.1

D

 

 

 Fremont

51.1

D

56

 

 Angola

58.5

D

Yard/51

 

 Pleasant Lake

62.7

D

Yard/27

 Water station.

 Steubenville

     Crossing of the Wabash

65.8

 

 

 

 Summit

66.9

D

 

 

 WX

     Crossing of the LS&MS Main Line

72.7

DN

Yard/41

 

 Auburn

     Crossing of the Pennsylvania RR

     Crossing of the B&O Main Line

77.7

D

Yard/35

 

 St. Johns

82.4

 

 

 

 New Era

83.9

 

 

 

 Stoners

87.0

 

 

 

 Hunterville

88.7

 

 

 

 Carrolls

90.7

 

52

 

 Academie

93.0

 

 

 

 Fort Wayne

     Crossing of the Clover Leaf (NYC&St.L)

     Crossing of the B&O Main Line

     Crossing of the PRR (2)

98.5

D

Yard/15

 Standard clock and train register in telegraph office. Water station.

 

 

 

 

 

Speeds:  Passenger trains = 50 mph.  Freight trains = 30 mph. (1936)

         
Key: Single Track:   Double Track:  

1936:  One first class train south (#48) and one north (#49) ran daily except Sunday.  #48 leaves Jackson at 6:45 a.m. and arrives at Fort Wayne at 9:55 a.m.  #49 leaves Fort Wayne at 3:35 p.m. and arrives at Jackson at 7:00 p.m.  There were also a pair of 2nd Class way freight trains on the schedule between Hillsdale and Fort Wayne daily except Sunday.

 

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