Timetable: Detroit & Charlevoix Ry. - Main Line - Deward to East Jordan

This line is single track and originally was a logging road, built by Detroit industrialist David Ward. It later became a common carrier railroad and ultimately became a branch of the Michigan Central.

Key: BC=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | EH=Enginehouse | G=Gate | HI=Half Interlocker | I=Interlocker | J=Junction | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | S=Scales | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

Notes

[REF] = Adam employee timetables plus additional sources.

Time Line

1901. The company was incorporated on January 2, 1901 and regular service commenced in the month of September of the same year. [MCR-1902]

1902. SNAPSHOT. This is 60 lb. rail in good condition. The company owns a telegraph line. The company uses the GR&I depot at Alba, and the MC railroad depot at Frederic. The road has 3 modern locomotives equipped with air brakes and 25 Russell logging cars of heavy capacity with patent couplers. It has 29 60,000-pound capacity platform cars, equipped with couplers and air brakes; 2 snow ploughs (sic) and 2 good passenger crs, equipped as required by law. The company runs 1 mixed train each way daily between Frederic and South Arm (East Jordan). [MCR-1902]

1907. The Michigan Railroad Commission noted that this line was constructed of steel rail and in good condition. The road is used principally for forest products but does have one round trip mixed train daily. The grade crossing at Alba (GR&I) was protected by an interlocking tower and well maintained. The crossing of trhe EJ&S at Wards was proteted by gate. All trains are brought to a stop before crossing the Wards crossing. Train orders are transmitted by telephone. [MCR-1907]