Timetable: Pere Marquette - West Detroit Branch - Oak to West Detroit

This was the original PM main line into Detroit. The PM ended at West Detroit and used the MC into Third Street Station. When the PM built the new cutoff via Rougemere to Fort Street Union Station, this line became an industrial branch line serving industry on the west side of Detroit.

In 1944, the West Detroit branch trains were limited to 15 mph.

Station MP from Oak Notes
Oak  0.0   
Oak Yard  0.5  Yard 
Northlawn Avenue xDSR   X
Fullerton xPRR ~2.8  X
Greenfield xDT ~4.0  X
Warren Avenue  xDSR ~5.8  Yard 
West Detroit  ~7  J
GTW Yard    Yard 
     

Notes:

Grerenfield Ave crossing of the DT was protected by a Color light signal in 1944.

Note Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Enginehouse | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Liftbridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swingbridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

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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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