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Austin Switch, MI
Austin Switch was located located on the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Jackson Railway (DUR) somewhere west of Detroit, likely in Springwells township.
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Time Line
1928. March 11. Two DJ&C interurban cars crashed head on near the switch at Austin, killing one and injuring 25. ICC Report [PDF]
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
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