This was the main line of the Pere Marquette from Saginaw west to Ludington on Lake Michigan. Station times and siding capacity from 1942.
| Station | MP from Saginaw | Notes |
| Saginaw Potter St. Station | 0.0 | DN DS |
| Washington Street Tower | DN J | |
| Saginaw River Drawbridge | BB I | |
| Mershon Tower xMC xGTW | 0.7 | DN I P106 |
| PM West Belt Junction | J | |
| Freeland | 11.0 | D P95 |
| Smith's Crossing | 15.4 | P47 |
| Dean | 18.5 | N J P94 |
| Midland | 20.0 | D J P49 |
| Sanford | 28.3 | D P68 |
| North Bradley | 34.2 | |
| Coleman | 39.9 | D J P97 |
| Clare xAA | 50.4 | DN I P117 |
| Harrison Junction | J P111 | |
| Farwell | 55.0 | D |
| Lake | 62.5 | D C W P95 |
| Chippewa | 68.2 | |
| Sears | 72.1 | |
| Evart | 75.9 | D P96 |
| MR&RL crossing | 79.8 | X MR&RL* |
| Noble | 80.9 | P95 |
| MR&CC crossing | ~83.9 | X MR&CC** |
| Hersey | 85.7 | D P143 |
| Reed City xGRI | 89.2 | DN X P100 |
| Olivers | 91.0 | P48 |
| Chase | 95.9 | P61 |
| Nirvana | 99.8 | |
| Ungers | ||
| Idlewild | 102.4 | P96 |
| Baldwin xPM | 107.3 | DN X P94 |
| Wingleton | P104 | |
| Branch | 116.8 | |
| Walhalla | 120.6 | D J P90 |
| Weldon Creek | ||
| Custer | 125.8 | D P100 |
| Scottsville | 128.7 | D P58 |
| Amber | ||
| Ludington Yard | 135.0 | DN J T Yard |
| Ludington | 135.6 | |
| Ludington Docks | ||
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
* = crossing in place from 1878 to 1881 - Muskegon River & Rose Lake railroad. [MRL]
** = crossing in place from 1878 to 1880 - Muskegon River & Cat Creek ralroad. [MRL]
At Lake, the PM had a large concrete coaling tower. Still in existance today.
[REF] = [MRL] plus PM timetables.
Photo Info: Though not confirmed, it was suggested that this is the CTC machine controlling the PM Ludington subdivision, and likely would have been located in Saginaw.
February, 1915. Self propelled motor cars replace steam passenger trains between Saginaw and Mt. Pleasant. [RR-1915-0206:201]
1916. This division is generally laid with 75 lb. rail but 90 pound rail was laid this year. [MCR-1916]
2005. At midnight October 28, SBS took over CSX's Saginaw cluster, i.e. all rail north of Mt. Morris, MI. This includes that portion of the Saginaw Subdivision from Mt. Morris to Saginaw, Saginaw Yard, the Dean Subdivision from Saginaw to Midland and the Bay City Subdivision. Additional trackage around Saginaw brings the total rail acquired to 67 miles. SBS purchased the track, but is leasing the right-of-way. Service will be provided through use of a contract carrier, Lake State Railway Company. CSX has agreed to dispatch the CTC segment between Mt. Morris and Saginaw and handle the signaled interlocking plants at Mershon and Washington Avenue for a period of 60 days.
SBS has rights from Mt. Morris into CSX's McGrew Yard in Flint. They expect to run one manifest train a day between Saginaw and Flint. Coal trains to Consumers Energy Essexville power plant will be interchanged to SBS in Flint and power will stay o nthe train with SBS crews operating them. Grain trains will be interchanged at Flint, with SBS expected to provide the power north of Flint.
During the week prior to the changeover, CSX cleared out all equipment and materials from Saginaw. Several Lake State locomotives were brought down from Bay City for start up day. There will also be daily local moves between Saginaw and the Lake State yard in Bay City. A local has also been servicing Dow and Dow Corning in Midland over the former CSX Dean Sub. Switch jobs seem to be operating in Saginaw on two shifts. [MRF-22006-02]
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