Crossings - Saginaw, MI - Interurban Crossings

The street railways of Saginaw crossed a number of railroad lines inside both Saginaw and East Saginaw.

In East Saginaw:

Washington Street line - crossed the GTW north of Sidney St.

Washington Street line - crossed the MC 1 block south of Hoyt Street.

Washington Street line - crossed the GTW 1 block north of Hoyt Street

Crossed itself at Lincoln/Lapeer Streets.

Genesee Avenue line - crossed the MC at Atwater Street

Warner Avene line - crossed the MC at Atwater Street

Holland Street line - crossed the GTW and PM south of Washington Street.

In (west) Saginaw:

Fraser Street Crossing Michigan Avenue and Hamilton - Two crossings with an interlocker tower.

Lincoln Street line - crossed the MC/GTW/PM lines west of the river near the MC Genesee Station.

Notes

Time Line

1891. July 20. The Union Street Railway has decided to discard the use of horses on the Mackinaw street branch and immediately equip the line with electricity, relay the tracks between the court house and Washington avenue on the south side, and provide a service in harmony with the rest of the line. Superintendent Hart wants everything on his road to be first class. [SAG-1891-0720] 

Image Information: An early map of Saginaw street car and interurban lines. [Richard A. Pratt map]