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Timetable: Escanaba & Lake Superior - Escanaba Branch - Flat Rock to Escanaba
This was an E&LS branch line to reach industry on the west side of Escanaba as well as the E&LS passenger depot in the early 1900's.
Station | MP from Toledo | Notes |
Flat Rock J-ELS Main Line | 0.0 | J |
C&NW Crossing xCNW Ore Line | ~ 2.0 | X (Note) |
Escanaba J-C&NW | 2.5 | Y J CS |
Note Key: C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | EH=Enginehouse | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | 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
[REF] = [ETT-1948] + Greg Bunce + other sources.
Notes
The C&NW Crossing was near C&NW Ore Yard #6, just west of the ore warming buildings. This was a gated crossing, normally against E&SL and operated by E&LS trainmen.
Time Line
1948. This branch hosted one round-trip mixed train per day. See the main line for additional information. [ETT-1943]
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