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Station: Walker, MI
Walker was a station on the Kalamazoo, Lakeshore & Chicago inter urban railroad about 11 miles southwest of downtown Kalamazoo. It was at MP 45.5 (miles from South Haven).
Photo Info: The interurban car sits at the Walker depot and power station. There is a passing siding here and the 3rd rail power source is visible. The slats in the foreground are a cattle guard.
Notes
At this location, the inter urban cars were powered by an electrified third rail, seen in the photo.
The railroad had an electrical substation here, as evidenced in the photo.
Time Line
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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