South Yard was a LSMS/NYC yard located at MP 60.4, two and a half miles south of the Michigan Central crossing between Gibson and Portage.
Call sign was "DK". It also had a water station for locomotives. The yard had a 150 car capacity.
1915. It was staffed 12 hours per day, had a yard and a 57 car passing track.
1984. Under Conrail ownership, the yard had three tracks between Cork and Inkster streets. [ZTS]
2023. The yard no longer exists, however their is a major gravel-aggregate operation to the east of the former yard site. [GMAP]
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