Timetable: Pere Marquette - Port Huron Sub - Port Huron to Hoyt (via Marlette)

This was a Port Huron & Northwestern branch line (narrow gauge) from Port Huron to Hoyt (Saginaw) via Marlette. It was later changed to standard gauge. Station hours and passing siding capacity from 1942.

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

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Time Line

1916. This division is generally laid with 56-67 lb. rail  [MCR-1916]

1970's. The "East Local" (PH77) was called for 6:30 am at Saginaw on M-W-F. It returned from Port Huron to Saginaw on T-R-S. Going east, the local usually had to meet SA37 enroute. On T-R-S, the local would normally not leave Port Huron until after PH77 had arrived from Saginaw, and would normally run ahead of SA37, although sometimes overtaking them enroute.

On M-W-F nights, we would sometimes add local cars to the head end of PH77 to set off at Yale. The local the next morning out of Port Huron would grab them and peddle to the proper destination going west.

When the stations at Marlette, Gera, Vassar and Yale were closed in one fell swoop, dispatchers had a 90-m,ile subdivision with no intermediate offices. In order to protect track inspection, unplanned maintenance, or a new slow order, we ere allowed to use this order, given mostly to the local: "Do not pass Vassar and Marlette depots without permission of the train dispatcher." Crews used a line-side phone to contact us. This acted as a "spike" on movements at two specific points which were usable to protect MOW cress and other unforeseen events. The order only could be used to protect men and/or equipment, but not to control trains against one another. Meet, right-over and wait orders had to be issued for that. [DH]