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Location: Tunnel Yard, Port Huron, MI
Grand Trunk Western Tunnel Yard was the railroads main freight facility in Port Huron. The yard extended from 16th Street near the tunnel entrance to Tappan tower on the west side of town.
Photo Info: Top, a 2005 photo of the west entrance to Tunnel Yard in Port Huron. This is the former location of Tappan interlocking tower. [Dan Meinhard]. 2nd photo, the Tunnel Yardmaster's office. [Dale Berry]. 3rd photo, the same yard office, located at 32nd Street, near the tunnel entrance. This is the building where crews went on and off duty. 1989. [Charlie Whipp]
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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