Mile posts on the Manistee & North Eastern RR
Manistee & North Eastern MAIN LINE
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Manistee |
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F & PM depot |
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Polock Hill |
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Wealthy |
6.0 |
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(Camp 1 switch) |
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Newland |
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Douglas |
8.33 |
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Onekama Jct. * |
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Norwalk (Goodrich's) |
11.90 |
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Chief Lake |
15.05 |
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Bear Creek * |
18.0 |
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Kaleba (Kaleva) |
19.91 |
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River Branch Jct. |
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Maple Grove |
23.0 |
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Cedar Run |
24. 0 |
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Lemon Lake |
25.16 |
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Copemish |
29.36 |
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Nelson's Switch |
31. 0 |
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Nessen City |
32.94 |
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Twin Lake Branch |
37. 0 |
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Twin Mountain1 (1) |
38. |
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Karlin |
39.0 |
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Grant Center |
41.0 |
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Pine Park |
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Wylies |
44.0 |
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Interloch2 (2) |
44.64 |
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Filer's Switch |
47. |
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Platte River |
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(Sherman's Mill) |
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Lake Ann |
51.90 |
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Cedar Run (Cedar City) |
55.12 |
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Ruthardt's |
56.62 |
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Solon |
59.36 |
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Bable's Switch |
61. 0 |
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Fouch(s) |
62.23 |
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Hatch's Crossing |
64.23 |
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Traverse Resort |
66.0 |
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Greibichsville |
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Traverse City |
69.76 |
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Betsey River Branch
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Lemon Lake - Main line 25.16 Mile Post |
0.0 |
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Henry [Interlocking with Chicago & West Michigan, and the Arcadia & Betsey River RR] |
2.8 |
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Ends Northwestern Corner Section 28 of Benzie County |
8.1 |
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Manistee & North Eastern Onekama Divison
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MP |
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Manistee |
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Onekama Jct |
(0.00) |
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Brookfield |
(2.06) |
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Onekama |
(2.68) |
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Manistee & North Eastern Manistee River Division (River Branch 1909)
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Kaleva3 (3) |
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River Branch Jct. |
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Marilla |
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Sand's Siding |
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Miner's Rollway (Miners) |
12. |
Springwell Twp Section 20NW |
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Harmon's Mill |
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Claggetts |
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Glengarry4 (4) |
17. |
Reached Glengarry, 1904 constructed 13.94 miles |
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Wall's |
19. |
Drake Mill and Hoppers Switch 5 (5) |
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Buckley (Wexford)6 (6) |
24. |
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Baxter |
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Walton7 (7) |
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Springfield |
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Deiberts |
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Rowley |
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McGee |
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O'Neil8 (8) |
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Sigma |
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Angling |
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Riverview |
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Resort |
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Grayling |
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Manistee & North Eastern Platte River Branch
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Platte River |
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Allyn |
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Haynes |
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State Road |
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Honor |
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Acha's |
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Empire Junction |
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Manistee & North Eastern Omena (Provemont) Branch
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Solon |
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Cedar City |
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Bodus |
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Schombergs |
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Elton |
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Provemont |
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Flag stop at Isadore, 2.25 miles west of Cedar City
Manistee & North Eastern Northport Branch
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(23.45) [75] |
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"OA" Siding |
(18.67) [30] |
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Omena |
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Suttons Bay |
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Leelanau |
( 7.59) [27] |
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Bingham |
( 3.88) [ 6] |
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Hatch's Crossing |
( 0.00) [23] |
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Helmforth |
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Keswick |
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+ Distance from Hatch's Crossing northward for non-listed stations
(0) Distace from Hatch's Crossing going to Northport, full service began after Grand Rapid & Indiana quit going to North Port about 1914.
Trackage rights over Ann Arbor as listed in Poor's Railroad Manual and report to Railroad Commissioner of Michigan;
1905 - 1914 near Farnsworth to Claggettville 1.26 miles
1915 Glenbarry to Claggettville 1.26 miles
1916 Glenbarry to Claggettville 1.26 miles
1918 Glenbarry to Claggettville 1.26 miles
1920 Terminus MANISTEE & NORTHEASTERN RR River Branch to Glenbarry 1.26 miles, Copemish to a point 2 miles south of Harlan 6.0 miles
1922 Terminus MANISTEE & NORTHEASTERN RR River Branch to Glenbarry 1.41 miles, Copemish to a point 2 miles south of Harlan 6.0 miles
1925 Glenbarry to Claggettville 1.41 miles
1927 no mention of trackage rights over Ann Arbor RR in Poors.
1933 Diamond crossing at Copemish protected by gates, M&NE crew to set before crossing
Lease on Glengarry trackage $500.00, Copemish to south of Harlan $510.00 per year.
M&NE RR Leased running rights from ANN ARBOR RR for;
Township 23 north, range 12 west
Section 2, SW of 1/4 of SW of 1/4 NE 1/4 width 50 feet + 50 feet, deed file 3, page 209
1918 leased station space in Copemish Station from Ann Arbor RR.
Foot notes
1A long siding running about 2.4 miles in length to Grass Lake
2Interlochen
3Junction with PM
4Junction with Ann Arbor Railroad, joint usage with M & NE
5Located between Walls and Buckley shown on 1914 Wexford County map
6Named change to Buckley
7Junction with GR & I
8Junction with PM
