RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION
LAKE STATE RAILWAY
Toledo Subdivision
FORMERLY Pere Marquette Railroad/Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
CONSTRUCTED 1862 by Flint & Pere Marquette Railway (Saginaw-Flint)
CONSTRUCTED 1864 by Flint & Holly Railroad (Flint-Holly)
CONSTRUCTED 1871-1872 by Holly Wayne & Monroe Railroad (Holly-Middle River)
DOUBLE TRACK constructed (Saginaw-Bridgeport)
ABS installed 1927 (Hoyt-Bridgeport)
CTC installed 1928 (Bridgeport-Mt. Morris)
DOUBLE TRACK constructed (Mt. Morris-Flint)
ABS installed 1927 (Mt. Morris-Flint)
CTC installed 1956-1957 (Mt. Morris-Middle River)
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: 1950
SOLD 2005 to Lake State Railway (Saginaw-Mt. Morris)
SOLD 2019 to Lake State Railway (Mt. Morris-Middle River)
Between McGrew and Atwood, line was originally more centrally located through Flint. In 1922, a more direct bypass line was constructed east of Flint. After discontinuance of passenger service in 1950, original line became known as the Old Main Line, and was downgraded with segments abandoned.
Radio Frequency - 161.310 (AAR Channel 80)
Stations/Milepost Locations
Direction is southward from Saginaw to Middle River
Distance is from Saginaw
0.0 Saginaw
1.8 Hoyt
6.0 Bridgeport
11.3 Blackmar
15.5 Birch Run
21.3 Clio
26.2 Mt. Morris
29.2 McGrew
33.0 Kearsley (Flint)
33.5 South Kearsley (CN crossing)
36.1 Atwood Wye
37.7 Atwood Jct.
40.7 Grand Blanc
44.5 Newark
50.2 Holly (CN crossing)
58.8 Clyde
70.4 Wixom
71.5 Lincoln
74.7 Novi
78.7 Northville
78.9 Middle River
1 track, unsignaled.
Bay City Subdivision
FORMERLY Pere Marquette Railroad/Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
(Bay City Subdivision)
CONSTRUCTED 1867 by Bay City & East Saginaw Railroad
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1930's
SOLD 2005 to Lake State Railway
Radio Frequency - 161.310 (AAR Channel 80)
Stations/Milepost Locations
Direction is westward from Saginaw to Bay City
Distance is from Saginaw
0.0 Saginaw (Washington Ave.)
10.0 South Bay City
15.0 Foss
16.7 Bay City (Second St.)
1 track, unsignaled.
Midland Subdivision
FORMERLY Pere Marquette Railroad/Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
(Ludington Subdivision)
CONSTRUCTED 1867-1871 by Flint & Pere Marquette Railway
LAST PASSENGER TRAIN: late 1940's
CTC installed 1954
DOWNGRADED 1990's
SOLD 2005 to Lake State Railway
Radio Frequency - 161.310 (AAR Channel 80)
Stations/Milepost Locations
Direction is westward from Saginaw to Midland
Distance is from Saginaw
0.0 Saginaw
0.3 Washington Ave.
0.7 Mershon
11.0 Freeland
18.2 Dean
20.1 Midland
1 track, unsignaled.
Past and present towers and interlockings.