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Timetable: Pere Marquette - Main Line - Saginaw to Ludington
This was the main line of the Pere Marquette from Saginaw west to Ludington on Lake Michigan. Station times and siding capacity from 1942.
| Station | MP from Saginaw | Notes |
| Saginaw Potter St. Station | 0.0 | DN DS |
| Washington Street Tower | DN J | |
| Saginaw River Drawbridge | BB I | |
| Mershon Tower xMC xGTW | 0.7 | DN I P106 |
| PM West Belt Junction | J | |
| Freeland | 11.0 | D P95 |
| Smith's Crossing | 15.4 | P47 |
| Dean | 18.5 | N J P94 |
| Midland | 20.0 | D J P49 |
| Sanford | 28.3 | D P68 |
| North Bradley | 34.2 | |
| Coleman | 39.9 | D J P97 |
| Clare xAA | 50.4 | DN I P117 |
| Harrison Junction | J P111 | |
| Farwell | 55.0 | D |
| Lake | 62.5 | D C W P95 |
| Chippewa | 68.2 | |
| Sears | 72.1 | |
| Evart | 75.9 | D P96 |
| MR&RL crossing | 79.8 | X MR&RL* |
| Noble | 80.9 | P95 |
| MR&CC crossing | ~83.9 | X MR&CC** |
| Hersey | 85.7 | D P143 |
| Reed City xGRI | 89.2 | DN X P100 |
| Olivers | 91.0 | P48 |
| Chase | 95.9 | P61 |
| Nirvana | 99.8 | |
| Ungers | ||
| Idlewild | 102.4 | P96 |
| Baldwin xPM | 107.3 | DN X P94 |
| Wingleton | P104 | |
| Branch | 116.8 | |
| Walhalla | 120.6 | D J P90 |
| Weldon Creek | ||
| Custer | 125.8 | D P100 |
| Scottsville | 128.7 | D P58 |
| Amber | ||
| Ludington Yard | 135.0 | DN J T Yard |
| Ludington | 135.6 | |
| Ludington Docks | ||
Key: BB=Bascule Bridge | C=Coal | CS=Car Shop | D=Open > Day | DN=Open Day and night | DS=Dispatcher | DT=Double Main Track | EH=Enginehouse | F=Diesel Fuel | HI=Half Interlocked Crossing | I=Interlocked Crossing | J=Junction | LB=Liftbridge | N=Open at night | P=Passing Track w/40' car capacity | Q=Quarry | RH=Roundhouse # stalls | RT=Railroad Resort | S=Scales | SB=Swingbridge | T=Turntable | TC=Telegraph call | W=Water | X=Crossing | Y=Wye | Yard=Yard
Notes
* = crossing in place from 1878 to 1881 - Muskegon River & Rose Lake railroad. [MRL]
** = crossing in place from 1878 to 1880 - Muskegon River & Cat Creek ralroad. [MRL]
At Lake, the PM had a large concrete coaling tower. Still in existance today.
[REF] = [MRL] plus PM timetables.
Photo Info: Though not confirmed, it was suggested that this is the CTC machine controlling the PM Ludington subdivision, and likely would have been located in Saginaw.
Time Line
February, 1915. Self propelled motor cars replace steam passenger trains between Saginaw and Mt. Pleasant. [RR-1915-0206:201]
1916. This division is generally laid with 75 lb. rail but 90 pound rail was laid this year. [MCR-1916]
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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