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Timetable: Grand Trunk Western - Main Line Flint Sub - Port Huron to Battle Creek
This was half of the GTW's main line across Michigan to Chicago. This was double track until the 1960's when portions were removed and operated by Centralized Traffic Control (CTC). (See notes).
| Station | MP from Chicago | Notes |
| 16th Street Tower | 333.9 | DN I Tunnel |
| Port Huron | 333.3 | DN Yard |
| Tunnel Yard | 332.1 | Yard |
| Tappan (xPM xGTW) | 329.0 | DN TC=JN |
| West Tappan | 322.9 | |
| Goodells | 317.9 | |
| Emmett | 309.3 | P235 |
| Capac | 306.5 | D |
| Peat Siding | 306.5 | P80 |
| Imlay Siding | 306.5 | D J P196 |
| Attica | ||
| Lapeer Junction (xMC) | 297.3 | DN I |
| Lapeer | 297.3 | P178 |
| Elba | ||
| Davison | 279.2 | D |
| East Flint | 276.7 | |
| Belsay | 274.2 | J Yard |
| South Kearsley (xPM) | 272.5 | IA |
| Flint | 270.1 | |
| Torrey | 267.2 | |
| Torrey Yard | Yard | |
| West Flint | 263.8 | J |
| Mundy | 262.7 | |
| Swartz Creek | 261.5 | |
| East Durand | 255.4 | |
| Durand | 253.3 | DN I DS P66 P65 |
| Bancroft | 248.5 | |
| Morrice | 242.2 | P70 P57 |
| Perry | 240.0 | D |
| Shaftsburg | 235.7 | |
| Haslett | 229.0 | |
| East Lansing | 224.7 | |
| Trowbridge (xPM) | 223.5 | DN I |
| LCRR Junction jLCRR | 221.0 | J |
| Center Street (xMC xNYC) | 221.4 | IA |
| Lansing | 220.9 | DN P77 P78 |
| Potterville | 208.7 | |
| Charlotte (xMC) | 202.4 | D |
| Olivet | 194.3 | |
| Bellevue | 189.2 | P78 |
| McAllister Road | 181.2 | |
| Battle Creek Yard/Shops | 179.2 | DN T |
| Emmett Street | 178.6 | |
| Nichols Tower (xMC) | 176.9 | DN I |
| Battle Creek | 176.6 | DN |
Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Engine house | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | S=Scales | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
Notes
After the double track was removed, the line was controlled by single track CTC from West Tappan west to East Flint. Then double track ABS west to West Flint. From West Flint it was single track CTC to Durand. Then double track ABS west. (1969). Passing track lengths based on 60' cars.
References = GTW 1969 employee timetable and other sources.
Time Line
1902. The railroad widens the cuts and embankments for double track between Durand and Battle Creek. The most notable instance of this work is at Potterville and Olivet. [MCR-1902]
1929: The GTW reports that they have installed 49 US&S automatic block signals on 44 miles of line between Battle Creek and Lansing. [RSC-1930]
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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