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Station: Wolcottville, IN - GR&I / Wabash Crossing
Wolcottville is a small village in XXXX county, and was the crossing of the Wabash line to Chicago, and the GR&I from Fort Wayne to Grand Rapids, MI.
Notes
Walcottville was a brick two story tower with a 32-lever frame and 26 working levers. This tower was built in 1892 by the Wabash and was 17' x 22'. This was a US&S installation. PRR speed limit was 50 mph for the Wabash and 40 mph for the GR&I.
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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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