Location: Blueberry Junction, MI

Blueberry Junction was a location on the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic line seven miles west of Ishpeming. A spur line left the railroad here for the Blueberry Mine. There was a wye at this location as well as a 23 car siding in 1961.

The DSS&A had a water tower east of Blueberry Junction as of 1907.

Photo Info: Top, LS&I 3073 sets out a hopper at the Blueberry Jct. transloading facility. 2nd and 3rd photos, more shots of the transloading facility in 1999. [All, Mark Andersen]

Notes

Trains accessed the mine via Blueberry Mine Junction (formerly American Mine Jct.) north a few miles to a short section of joint track with the C&NW and LS&I to get to the mine. Blueberry Mine Junction had a wye with a setout track for freight cars destined to the Blueberry mine. It also had a watrer tower and track side phone booth to call the Marquette dispatcher. Ore trains from the Champion and Blueberry would turn their steam locomotives here for the return rip to Marquette or the Ann Street ore yard in Negaunee. [GS]

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