Timetable: MCRR - Midland Branch - Bay City Junction to Midland

This was a MC branch line from Bay City to Midland. This was the original Bay City & Battle Creek railway, which was only in operation for about one year. Passing siding capacity in 44' car lengths.

Station MP from Bay City Notes
Bay City (East Side) 0.0  
West Bay City 1.0  
BC & BC Junction 1.6 J
CS&M Connection ~1.8 J
Hecla Junction 3.5  
Beadle Mine 5.5  
Handy Brothers 6.0  
Bay Junction ~6.7  
Monitor  7.1   
Bangor 8.0  
Wolverine Mine 8.5  
Colfax 9.0  
Coryell - Hecla Junction 10.0   
Auburn  11.0  P17
Rooney 12.0  
Fisherville  13.0  P6 
Flajoles 15.0  
County Line  15.9  P3 
Colden 16.0  
M&H Crossing xMH   X J 
Midland  19.6  P29 
     
Mine Branch - South off Midland Branch   [USGS] 1919
Bay Junction ~6.7  
Mine (Frankenlust Twp. Sec. 2) ~12.2  

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

[REF] = [ETT-1897-11] + other sources.


Notes

BC & BC Junction was an abbreviation for "Bay City and Battle Creek Junction", referencing the original incorporator of the branch.

The original BC&BC railroad started at the CS&M connection and went west. After the MC lease, they put in the line from BC&BC Junction to the CS&M connection. At this point, the CS&M connection became a short interchange point for the MC and CS&M (later GT).

Time Line

1897. This MC branch scheduled two daily except Sunday round trip passenger trains from Bay City to Midland and back, via B.C. & B.C. Junction. These trains travelled the route in 1 hour and 5 minutes. [ETT-1897-11]

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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