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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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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