MICHIGAN'S INTERLOCKINGS

NEW YORK CENTRAL

Bay City Branch

Much of route abandoned, remainder now owned by NS and various short line operators.


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BAY CITY JCT. (Detroit)
Tower listed with main line

BEAUBIEN STREET (Detroit)
Electric interlocking installed 1916
Closed 1996

Crossing with Grand Trunk Western Mount Clemens Subdivision.

MILWAUKEE JCT. (Detroit)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 2001

Crossing and junction of New York Central Bay City Line and paralleling Grand Trunk Western Mount Clemens Subdivision, with Grand Trunk Western Holly Subdivision. Also a junction with the Grand Trunk Western lines.

BELT LINE JCT. (Detroit)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1889
Closed late 1960's, remotely controlled from Milwaukee Jct.

Crossing and junction of New York Central Bay City Line and paralleling Grand Trunk Western Mount Clemens Subdivision, with New York Central Belt Line.

FOREST LAWN (Detroit)
Tower listed with Grand Trunk Western

NORTH YARD (Detroit)
Electric interlocking installed 1912
Closed 1986

North end North Yard, former crossing with Detroit Terminal.

BELOW NOT INCLUDED IN CONRAIL 1976

ROCHESTER JCT.
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Closed 1930, remotely controlled from station

Former crossing with Grand Trunk Western Romeo Subdivision, abandoned.

OXFORD
Mechanical interlocking installed 1893
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1961

Former crossing with Grand Trunk Western Cass City Subdivision, abandoned by 1990's.

LAPEER JCT.
Tower listed with Grand Trunk Western

OTTER LAKE
Mechanical interlocking installed 1902
Closed mid 1930's

Former crossing with Pere Marquette Otisville Subdivision, abandoned 1972.

ABOVE NOT INCLUDED IN CONRAIL 1976

VASSAR
Mechanical interlocking installed 1900
Replaced with automatic interlocking 1961

Crossing with Huron & Eastern Railway (former Pere Marquette).

BELOW ABANDONED 1950's

BAY CITY (Center St.)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1916

Former crossing with Pere Marquette Belt Line.

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BAY CITY (Water Street Jct.)
Mechanical interlocking installed 1890

Former crossing with Pere Marquette Bay City Subdivision.