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Location: Grand Rapids, MI - Pleasant Street Tower
Pleasant Street was the interlocked crossing of the Pere Marquette (now CSX) main line and the Michigan Central Grand Rapids Branch and the Pennsylvania GR&I branch. It was located just south of Union Station.
This location was formally Second Street Tower, being replaced in the 1950's.
Photo Info: A photo of the closed interlocking tower at Pleasant Street from the early 2000's. [Nathan Nietering]
Notes
Time Line
1901. September. The PM and GR&I are ordered to build an interlocked crossing and signals here. [RA-1901-0920]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI