Timetable: MCRR - East Jordan Branch - Frederick to East Jordan

The East Jordan branch was the Detroit & Charlevois railroad under MC ownership.

Key: C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | EH=Engine house | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Round house # stalls | S=Scales | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard

Notes

[REF] = [MRL] + other sources

Time Line

1918. An MC timetable dated June 30, 1918 shows one roundtrip each day except Sunday. No. 1 left East Jordan at 8:00 a.m. and arrived at Frederic at 10:45. The return trip left Frederick at 2:15 p.m. and arrived back at East Jordan at 4:45 p.m. [AS]

1925. MCRR Employee Timetable #405, dated September 25, 1925 reports that the line hosted one scheduled round trip train, No. 97 leaving Frederick at 5:25 a.m., stopping at Alba at 7:16 a.m. and arriving at East Jordan at 8:35 a.m. It turned, and returned as Train 98 leaving East Jordan at 9:20 a.m., stopping at Alba at 10:39 a.m. and arriving back at Frederick at 12:30 p.m. The train ran on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.  [AS]

1931. The MPUC grants permission for the NYC/MC to discontinue service, abandon and remove 6.5 miles of their line from Marble (EJ&S Crossing) to East Jordan. [PMUC-1931]

1932. The MC petitioned the ICC for permission to abandon its 36 mile East Jordan branch. The branch connects the MC Mackinaw Branch in Antrim count with the main line of the East Jordan and Southern railway in Crawford county. [MEC-1932-0308]