The former Pere Marquette roundhouse is located within the triangle yard complex in northeast Saginaw, which was built about 1922. Ownership transferred to the Lake State Railway in 2005 when the new road took over CSX operations north of Mount Morris.
Image info: Top, a 1920 view of the turntable construction at Saginaw. This may be a larger turntable replacement. [UML]. 2nd image, a view of Pere Marquette 1099 at Saginaw, MI in the early 1950's. [Doug Leffler collection]
In the preceding 30 years, the facility was rented for a nominal amount by the non-profit Bluewater Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. During that time, the facility was used to store and service over 30 club and privately owned passenger cars, which were used nationally on railroad excursion trains. The Bluewater chapter ceased operations with the last car being removed in 2020.
The facility continues today (2021) as a diesel locomotive service facility. All LSRC locomotives are brought through this facility for regular service. Recent improvements include window replacement, a new overhead crane and a new rubber roof. [LSRC]
2007. April. Work continues on repairing and winterizing five stalls of the old C&O roundhouse in Saginaw, where all locomotive maintenance and repairs for SBS/LSRC will be performed. As previously announced, locomotive repair at Alpena will now be don in Saginaw. The remaining five stalls will continue to be used by the Bluewater Chapter, NRHS for passenger car repair and storage. [MRF-2007-04]
2010. Saginaw Bay Southern tore down the old PM-C&O coal tower that stood in Saginaw Yard. Not used for over 60 years when steam left the C&O, the structure had been ignored for years. It took three days to weaken the structure, demolish it, and remove the debris. A nearby tall light tower was also removed at the same time. [MRF-2010-08]
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