Timetable: MCRR - East Jordan Branch - Frederick to East Jordan

The East Jordan branch was the Detroit & Charlevois railroad under MC ownership.

Station MP from Frederic Notes
Frederic J-MC Mackinac Branch 0.0   J
Smith's  3.9   
Fayette  7.3   
Deward  11.9   
Blue Lake Junction J-Blue Lake Branch 14.4   
Mancelona Road  15.7   
Lake Harold  20.1   
Alba xGRI 24.5   X/I
Shepards  28.6   
Green River  29.7   
Graves Camp  ~33.0   
Jordan River  34.8   
Wards (Marble) xEJ&S  36.1   
South Arm   This may be East Jordan.
East Jordan  42.4   
     

 

Note Key: C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | EH=Enginehouse | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | S=Scales | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard


Notes

[REF] = [MRL] + other sources


Time Line

1918. An MCRR timetable dated June 30, 1918 shows one roundtrip each day except Sunday. No. 1 left East Jordan at 8:00 a.m. and arrived at Frederic at 10:45. The return trip left Frederick at 2:15 p.m. and arrived back at East Jordan at 4:45 p.m. [AS]

1925. MCRR Employee Timetable #405, dated September 25, 1925 reports that the line hosted one scheduled round trip train, No. 97 leaving Frederick at 5:25 a.m., stopping at Alba at 7:16 a.m. and arriving at East Jordan at 8:35 a.m. It turned, and returned as Train 98 leaving East Jordan at 9:20 a.m., stopping at Alba at 10:39 a.m. and arriving back at Frederick at 12:30 p.m. The train ran on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.  [AS]

1931. The MPUC grants permission for the NYC/MC to discontinue service, abandon and remove 6.5 miles of their line from Marble (EJ&S Crossing) to East Jordan. [PMUC-1931]

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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