Location: Port Huron, MI - GTW Facilities

GTW Port Huron Car ShopsGTW Port Huron MI Freight House Engine Crew at Port HuronGTW RFoundhouse at Port Huron The Grand Trunk Western had major facilities in Port Huron in the early days, including a roundhouse, car shops, offices, and yards. In the early days, the railroad also had shops at Fort Gratiot which was north of Port Huron but these burned down in the early 1920's and operations were moved here.

Photo Info: Top, the "new" Grand Trunk Western car shops at Port Huron in 1984. [Charlie Whipp]. 2nd photo, the GTW freight house and offices, now abandoned in the late 1980's, on 24th Street in Port Huron. [Charlie Whipp]. 3rd photo, a GTW Engine Crew at the yard in Port Huron in the 1940's. The crew member on your left is Fred C. Meyers, Engineer. Fred is the grandfather of the photograph owner. [Dale Meyers collection]. 4th photo, the GTW roundhouse at Port Huron from overhead in 1949. [Dan Meinhard collection]


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Time Line

1899. The GTW installs a 70' steel through girder turntable at Port Huron, made by the D.B. & Iron Works. [GTBB]

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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