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Location: South Bend, IN - Oliver's Yard
Olivers Yard was on the New York Central and Grand Trunk Western in South Bend.
Notes
The NYC and GTW both had train yards here, with the GTW north of the NYC yard.
The GTW had 3 tracks and the NYC had 8 tracks. [GTWHS-2024-Sum]
The telegraph call here on the GT was "XD".
Time Line
1915. The GTW had a 512 car passing track here. [GTOS-1915-1102]
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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