Railroad: Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railway Company (E)

Various → Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson Railway → Detroit Jackson & Chicago Railway

Consolidated lines: 1901

Operated for 6 years.

Became: DJ&C in 1907.

Reference: [MRRC][SRJ-1902-1002-437]

Notes

This was an electric line. Consolidated Ypsilanti & Saline and the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Control of the Lansing City Electric from 1901 to 1904. 100 miles.

Time Line

1902. SNAPSHOT. The company extends from Detroit to Jackson, a distance of 76 miles. The main line has 70 and 75 lb. steel rail, laid on cedar ties, 2,640 ties to the mile. Half interlockers at the steam road crossings are in good order. The repair shop is located at Ypsilanti, as is also the power house, superintendent's and dispatcher's office. Passenger cars are inspected at Dearborn, Ypsilanti and Jackson. Cars layover at Jackson for one hour. During this time they are cleaned and repaired if necessary. The Saline Branch is laid with 40 to 70 lb. steel rails on soft wood ties about 2,640 per mile. Track is laid on the highway and service on his line is light. The company has 27 large Barney & Smith double truck cars, three of which are in express service; four small open cars and five closed cars in Ann Arbor (city) service. The large cars used in interurban service are equipped with the Westinghouse equipment, with straight air brake, with an automatic motor for supplying air for air brake equipment. The cars have smoking rooms, closet and water tank and the usual number of signal lights and flags and sand box. This company has a trackage arrangement over the DUR in Detroit. Train orders are received by phone by the motorman and immediately repeated to the conductor. Sidings are located to allow cars to go from one siding to another in fifteen minutes. There seems to be very little movement of cars by train orders. The overhead line is in good condition. [MCR-1903]

1905. A new steel car belonging to the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor road made its first appearance in Detroit yesterday, coming in with the specials from Grass Lake and Leoni. The car is No. 4 and was recently rebuilt at the Ypsi-Ann shops at Ypsilanti. It has steel sides and is otherwise more strongly constructed than the old ones of the line. More cars will be rebuilt in the new style as rapidly as possible.

The car bore the newly adopted monogram of the company, which is quite a striking affair. It takes the form of a shield with the legend "Ypsi-Ann" forming the top and the word "Route" in letters so shaped as to form the base. This monogram will be put on all the cars of the line. [DFP-1;905-0814]