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Timetable: GTW Cass City Sub - Pontiac Yard to Caseville
This single track branch line was known by its original name - the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern or PO&N. Siding capacity based on 40' cars.
| Station | MP from Pontiac | Notes |
| Pontiac Yard | 0.0 | J TC=P |
| P.O.N. Junction (xGTW Pon Belt Line) | 2.5 | X J |
| Randall Beach | 9.1 | P10 |
| Oxford Junction (x-MC) | 13.9 | X I |
| Oxford | 15.2 | D Yard TC=AF |
| Shoupe | ||
| Leonard | 21.3 | P12c |
| Dryden | 27.3 | D P16c TC=D |
| Imlay City | 33.6 | P20c |
| Lum | P10c | |
| Kings mill | ||
| North Branch | 48.6 | D P19c TC=B |
| Clifford (x-PM) | 54.7 | X P21c |
| Kingston | 61.5 | P-1130' |
| Wilmot | 65.1 | X P13c |
| Deford | 68.4 | P11 P10c |
| Cass City | 74.4 | D J P50c |
| Gagetown | 79.9 | P2000' TC=CS |
| Owendale | 84.7 | J P11c |
| Linkville | 86.9 | P19c |
| Pigeon (x-PM) | 91.7 | D X P10c TC=GN |
| Berne | ||
| Caseville | 99.4 | Y Yard |
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 | LB=Lift bridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swing bridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
Notes
Time Line
1902. The PO&N branch has 56-lb. rail. [MCR-1903]
1960's. GTW operates an annual train from Caseville to Brush Street Station in Detroit as part of a Boblo excursion. The train typically was pulled by two diesel locomotives (brought up from Pontiac Yard) and nine passenger cars. Ticket holders were picked up along the way at Pigeon, Owendale, Cass City, North Branch and Imlay City. The train returned from Detroit the same evening. [GTWHS-2002-Spr]
1971. Speed limit on branch is 40 mph, speed restrictions in certain areas. Train order office at Pontiac Yard is open 24/7. Other stations open during the day M-F: Cass City, Dryden, North Branch, Oxford, and Pigeon.
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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