Location: Lansing, MI - South Lansing Yard

South Lansing Yard was located on the Michigan Central's Saginaw Branch on the south side of the City of Lansing. This freight yard also had engine service facilities.


Notes

South Lansing Yard was a nine track railroad yard on their Saginaw Secondary branch north of Savanaugh Street. The railroad had a single track engine house (just south of Savanaugh street), with the yard office across the street.

This yard was just south of the GTW main line interlocking and the northbound approach signal to the crossing was at the north end of the yard.


Time Line

 

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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