FRANKFORT and SOUTH EASTERN

Public Timetables as published in the Benzie Banner

Note: all timetables were copied from on-line copies

As soon the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan (TAA&NM) built 2.22 miles of track to make connections with the [which the Frankfort and South Eastern (F&SE) leased] T,AA&NM began passenger service to Frankfort with one train each way. In turn the F&SE began operating to Copemish with one passenger and one mixed train each way daily.

The TAA&NM started construction of its docks for break bulk shipping in the village of South Frankfort (Elberta) using the siding (of F&SE) to Crane Lumber then continuing on with its own trackage, requiring the moving of several buildings.

The below timetables have different number but all have the same date of issue, the newspaper would tell of train time changes but it would be a long period of time before the public timetable would show the changes.

12/12/1889

05/29/1890

01/15/1891

Thompsonville was not listed until after the Chicago and West Michigan completed its tracks and by that time the area know as Beecher joined Thompsonville. The Frankfort and South Eastern had been built to Breecher.

02/04/1891

02/18/1891

07/30/1891

11/26/1891

04/14/1892

04/21/1892

05/19/1892

This last timetable was published after the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan had purchased the Frankfort & South Eastern.