Interlocking: Woodside Tower, Bay City, MI

Woodside Tower Map Woodside Tower was located at the railroad grade crossing of the Michigan Central line from Detroit to Bay City, and the Pere Marquette belt line. Woodside was just north of the PM/Union Station. This was a mechanical interlocking which controlled the interlocking from the tower on the southeast quadrant of the crossing. This was an MC staffed tower.

Article: A Disgruntled Operator at Woodside Crossing. Click Here.

Photo Info: A drawing of the tower in the southeast quadrant of the crossing. [SBM-1912]


Notes


Time Line

1917. The MC had operator/levermen around the clock at this tower. [TRT]

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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