Timetable: MRY Electric Interurban - Jackson to Lansing and St. Johns

This is the Michigan Railway electic interurban line running north from Jackson to Lansing.

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 | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

[REF] = EMR-3 plus additions.

Notes

This became the Northern Division of the Michigan Railway. [EMR3]

Time Line

1903. December. Commencing Monday, train now arriving in St. Johns at 5:45 will arrive at 5:00 pm. Train now leaving St. John at 6:15 pm will leave at 5:15 pm. Mail will now be carried twice a day between St. Johns and Lansing. [CREP-1903-1207]

1910. Two dejected young men appeared in police court in Jackson this morning and meekly accepted a jail sentence of 25 days in lieu of payment of $10 fines. At the same time the convivial gang which has been making frequent trips to the Leslie oasis made a discovery. They went to Leslie yesterday and loaded up with assorted liquors. They boarded a Jackson interurban car and when the conductor endeavored to collect their fares they refused to pay and manifested a disposition to run the car. The conductor gave the "high sign" to Motorman Dutton, who relinquished his post to the conductor and displayed a deputy sheriff's badge to the bold young men. Then he dug down in his pocket, produced a pair of handcuffs, hitched them together in approved style and on the arrival of the car in Jackson, handed them over to the police. The Michigan United has had one member of each train crew on the Lansing division sworn in as a deputy sheriff to meet such exigencies of traffic between the wet and dry county. [DFP-1910-0105]

1913. Just as soon as the frost is out of the ground, the railroad promises to rebuild the St. John's line north from Lansing. Every foot of roadbed will be re-ballasted for 21 miles. The steam shovel stationed at the company's pit south of Dewitt has been rebuilt and will be ready for spring business. "We are taking out 10 car loads per day now. We have but 25 men employed in the business but with most frost out of the ground and settled weather, we shall begin to do real business. [CREP-1913-0130]