The MC Gladwin Branch started at docks along Saginaw Bay near Pinconning, and then went west into the forests of Bay and Gladwin counties. Early on, this was called the Saginaw Bay & Northwestern Branch.
| Station | MP from Pinconning | Notes |
| Lake Huron Dock | 2.6 (east of Pinconning) | |
| D&M Crossing xDM | I | |
| Pinconning xMC | 0.0 | X J TEL |
| Beardsleys | 2.7 | |
| Woodville | 3.3 | P=300 |
| East St. Johns | 5.0 | |
| St. Johns | 5.1 | |
| Nine Mile | 5.2 | |
| West St. Johns (St. Johns Branch) | 5.8 | |
| Rhodes Nine Mile Track Switch | 6.6 | |
| Nine Mile Branch Junction | 6.7 | |
| Eddy's Branch Junction | 7.7 | |
| Ogden Branch Junction | 7.8 | |
| Mount Forest | 7.9 | J TEL P=684 |
| Rhodes | 11.2 | TEL P=842 |
| Camp 9 Spur | 11.2 | |
| Smiths | 14.8 | P=5695 |
| Highwood (Hawes Bridge) | 17.8 | TEL P=1237 |
| Bausfields | ~20 | |
| Winegars or Marsh Farm | 21.2 | P=350 |
| Howry's | 23.5 | P=8920 |
| Gladwin | 27.4 | P=2508 TEL |
| Ogden Branch | ||
| Mount Forest | 8.0 | J |
| Bentley | ~13.0 | P=300 |
| Glover | ~16.0 | |
| Moore's Junction | ~19.0 | |
| Ogden | ~22.0 | |
| St. Johns Branch | ||
| St. Johns | 5.8 | |
| End of Track | 6.2 | |
| Rhodes Nine Mile Track | ||
| Rhodes | 6.6 | |
| End of Track | 7.2 | |
| Nine Mile Branch | ||
| Nine Mile Track Switch | 6.7 | |
| Thurtles | 9.1 | |
| Switch to Branch Running North | 9.5 | |
| Gales | 11.4 | |
| End of Branch Running North | 12.6 | |
| Lowell | 10.9 | |
| Mugwamp | 13.8 | |
| Eddy's Branch | ||
| Eddy's Branch Junction | 7.7 | |
| Browns | 8.6 | |
| Switch to Sullivan's Branch | 8.6 | |
| Sullivan's CaMP | 10.5 | |
| End of Sullivan's Branch | 10.9 | |
| Fishers Junction | 9.1 | |
| Hudson's or Campbell's (on Fisher Br.) | 10.3 | |
| End of Fisher Branch | 10.4 | |
| Newtons | 10.2 | |
| Jordans | 11.6 | |
| Murphy's | 12.6 | |
| End of Eddy's Branch | 12.7 | |
| Ogden Branch | ||
| Ogden's Branch Junction | 7.8 | |
| Hitchcock | 8.8 | |
| Switch to Branch Running East | 8.8 | |
| End of Branch Running East | 9.4 | |
| Ketchams | 11.0 | |
| Bennetts | 11.4 | |
| Peterson's Camp | 11.9 | |
| Freeman's | 12.0 | |
| Bently's Store | 12.3 | |
| Redys | 13.2 | |
| Switch to Redys Branch | 13.2 | |
| End of Redys Branch | 13.4 | |
| Switch to Old Gorman Branch | 14.1 | |
| End of Old Gorman Branch | 14.5 | |
| Peasley's | 15.7 | |
| Moore Junction | 17.1 | |
| Switch to Turner Branch | 17.1 | |
| Moore's | 17.4 | |
| Switch to Sand Pit | 18.3 | |
| Ogden | 18.6 | |
| Switch to Branch to Right | 19.6 | |
| End of Branch to Right | 20.2 | |
| Davidson's | 22.9 | |
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=Engine house | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Lift bridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swing bridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | TEL=Telephone Station | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
[REF] = [MILB][ETT-1897-11]
The branch operated one passenger train each way daily except Sunday in 1897. These were first class trains. Train #97B left Pinconning at 6:10 am and arrived at Gladwin at 7:15 am, about 65 minutes. Train #98B left Gladwin at 7:10 am and arrived at Pinconning at 8:30 am. (Note 5 minute train overlap at Gladwin. This was likely one trainset which turned at Gladwin). [ETT-1897]
In 1911, there were two first class passenger round trips to Gladwin daily except Sunday. [ETT-1911]
1897. SNAPSHOT: This branch hosted one 1st class passenger train each way from Bay City to Gladwin via Pinconning. This was a mixed train, which took 1 hour and 20 minutes between Gladwin and Pinconning.
1897. This branch was controlled by telephone stations at Pinconning, Mt. Forest, Rhodes, Highwood and Gladwin. [ETT-1897-11]s
1949. Michigan railroads since 1932 have quit using the following tracks. Some continue to exist but are not in use: MC from Mount Forest to bentley. [DFP-1949-1009]
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
