MICHIGAN'S INTERLOCKINGS

WABASH

3rd District

Now owned by Norfolk Southern.

Was a double track line with single direction ABS, until installation of single track CTC in 1957 between Adrian and Montpelier, described below, and in 2000's between Delray and Adrian.


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DELRAY
Tower listed with Pere Marquette

ROUGE RIVER
Electric interlocking installed 1922

Bridge over Rouge River.

ECORSE JCT. (Victoria Ave.)
Tower listed with New York Central

OAKWOOD
Mechanical interlocking installed 1924
Closed by 1960's, remotely controlled by CTC dispatcher

Crossing with Detroit Toledo & Ironton Dearborn Subdivision.

ROMULUS
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 1979

Crossing with Pere Marquette Saginaw Subdivision.

MILAN
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 1991

Crossing with Ann Arbor Railroad.

BRITTON
Mechanical interlocking installed 1897
Closed late 1920's

Former crossing with New York Central Dundee Branch, abandoned 1932.

RAISIN CENTER
Mechanical interlocking installed 1890
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1927

Former crossing with New York Central Jackson Branch, not included in Conrail 1976.

WB TOWER (Adrian)
Tower listed with New York Central

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SOUTH ADRIAN
Mechanical interlocking installed 1891
Closed 1930

Former crossing with Detroit Toledo & Ironton Tecumseh District, abandoned 1978.


EARLY CTC INSTALLATIONS

Adrian-Montpelier
Installed 1957, control machine likely in dispatcher's office in Montpelier