Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Society Mile Post 150 to 200 Web page
Mile Post Location What's There
150.16 Forest Hill Center of passingtrack, elevator on north end removed 1/1/1974. Passing track removed 3/28/1974.
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Forrest Hill
  • Reproduction cost $850.00 - Passenger - Freight
150.84 Adams Rd. railroad crossing
151.87 County Line Rd. railroad crossing
152.87 Coe Rd. railroad crossing
153 Taylor's Siding 270 feet, 3 miles east of Shepherd
153.88 Fremont Rd. railroad crossing
154.91 Shepherd Rd. railroad crossing
154.91 Shepherd Rd. railroad crossing
154.97 Pleasant Valley Rd. railroad crossing
155 Dow No.2 Siding 150 feet, 1 mile east of Shepherd
156.13 Main St. Flashers
156.16 Shepherd station, Salt River 1857 - Shepherd 1887, (siding & city industry 3/16/1975), new track 'Sonco' - 320 fertilizer track., Brattin track (warehouse),logging train accident 1892 (3 people killed)
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Shepherd
  • Reproduction cost $144.00 - Baggage
  • Reproduction cost $3030.00 - Passenger and Freight
  • Reproduction cost $96.00 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $650.00 - Stock yards
157.25 County Rd. railroad crossing
157.42 County Rd. railroad crossing
157.42 Parkinson a short spur used for live stock pens in 1892
158.36 Siding 589' Burdick
158.58 Mibrook Rd. railroad crossing
158.87 Summerton Rd. railroad crossing
159 siding 589' Burdick's
159.98 Isabella Rd. railroad crossing
160 siding 360 Brady - Brodie (1925)
161.11 US-27A Overhead
162.21 Broomfield Rd. railroad crossing
162.72 Preston Rd. railroad crossing
162.97 Bellows railroad crossing
163.24 M-20 High St. Underpass
163.75 Broadway St. Flashers
163.76 Mt. Pleasant Station,interchange C&O, siding and city industry, Mill track (Harris Mill), No.10 track (unloading crane, water tank), Refinery track (loading rack), End ofline 1887, MP 163.89 to MP 180.1 joint with C&O RR 6/12/79
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Mt. Pleasant
  • Reproduction cost $3390.00 - Passenger
  • Reproduction cost $2200.00 - Freight
  • Reproduction cost $1480.00 - 14' x 20' Tank, wooden support, drop spout
  • Reproduction cost $96.00 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $50.00 - Car Inspectors Cabin
  • Reproduction cost $120.00 - Car Inspectors Cabin
  • Reproduction cost $96.00 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $50.00 - Car Inspectors Cabin
  • Reproduction cost $120.00 - Car Inspectors Cabin
  • Reproduction cost $50.00 - Bunk car (Train Maintainer)
  • Reproduction cost $96.00 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $775.00 - Stock yards
  • Reproduction cost $1800.00 - Ice House
164.12 Manton Station
164.2 siding Transport (44cars)
164.27 Pickard Ave. railroad crossing
165 Dow No. 1 Siding 150 feet, 1.25 miles west of Mt.Pleasant
165.4 E. River Rd. Flashers
166.3 Martha Siding 282 feet 2 1/2 miles west of Mt. Pleasant
166.4 Base line Rd. railroad crossing
167.39 Jordon Rd. railroad crossing
168.3 Dingman's siding 1000', 4/1939
168.38 Beal City Rd. railroad crossing
169.38 Wiedman Rd. railroad crossing
169.5 switch Sohigro (CustomFarm)
170.4 Main St. railroad crossing
170.46 Rosebush center of siding,elevator on siding - at east end of pass, stock yard - Ned Johnson
170.46 Rosebush Station, (siding& elevator spurs 3/16/1975) (Calinsville or Rosebush)
171.39 Denver Rd. railroad crossing
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Rosebush
  • Reproduction cost $800.00 - Passenger - Freight
  • Reproduction cost $96.00 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $625.00 - Stock yard
171.91 Trail railroad crossing
172.43 Base line Rd. railroad crossing
172.5 Cowdens Siding 308 feet,2 miles west of Rosebush 1925-1939
172.93 Vernon Rd. Railroadcrossing, in 1917, an area called Vernon City, was located just south of Clare city limits.
173.97 Doheryt Rd. railroad crossing
174 Doherty
  • 1925 - 1939 (Daugherly), siding 872 feet, 3 1/2 miles west of Rosebush
  • Grade visible north of Doheryt Road, old foundation south of road east side of siding, 9 acre site.
175.45 Stevenson Lake Rd. railroad crossing, Vernon Center at road crossing with Mission Road, about 1/4 miles east of AARR
175.96 Burnham's
  • Siding 500 feet 5 1/2 miles west of Rosebush
  • Used for loading crude oil from Soverin Oil Co.
  • Two tanks located on north end of track, boiler house located near road, old foundation on south side of road between tracks, siding in a cut, rail ties are visible in many places.
176 Burnham station 1899,siding 300', 500' 4/1939
176.45 Grass Lake Rd. railroad crossing
177.46 Herrick Rd. railroad crossing
178.5 Dunlop Rd. railroad crossing
178.82 Clare Union stationbuilt 1887, burned 1894, rebuilt 1895, F&PM crossing and interchange,siding with spur to lumber yard
178.82 Original F &PM branch to Harrison crossed the F&PMmainline 2.7 miles to the west of the present C&O/AA diamond, line wasrelocated to run along the north side of the T, AA & NM line by the T, AA& NM Railway into Clare by join agreement to eliminate an inte Notes: Original F &PM branch to Harrison crossed the F&PM mainline 2.7 miles to the west of the present C&O/AA diamond, line was relocated to run along the north side of the T, AA & NM line by the T, AA& NM Railway into Clare by join agreement to eliminate an interlockingpoint. 2 stops, passengerThe TSBY firstconstructed with MDOT funding the “reload” on the former “Stock Track” inClare back in 1987 or 1988.  The entiretrack was removed and rebuild with new cross ties and relay rail.  The old freight house had to be removed(the south wall lettering is displayed at Shepherd depot).This was for BeavertonPlastics in Clare.  The first loadswere plastic pellets – then “Specialty Sands” for UnimumCorporation with the sand coming from Illinoisand used in the oil and gas industry. Semi-truck can pull along side of hopper cars for unloading orloading. When the CSXTabandoned the line through Clare the TSBY acquired that portion of the remainingpassing track and some mainline.  The “Shredder”operation on the west end, the facility holds about 30 hoppers on two tracks.And an “Industrial Park” on the east end was the motives for the purchase.
178.88 US-l0 flashers, eastsiding switch
179.74 Grant Ave. railroadcrossing, west siding switch
181.82 Harrison St. railroad crossing
183.27 C.G. St Rd. railroad crossing
183.5 Farwell center of siding, abandoned
183.66 Farwell Station, spur track!
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Farwell
  • Reproduction cost $1200.00 - Passenger and Freight
  • Reproduction cost $50.00 - Tool House (Car)
183.71 Superior St. railroad crossing
183.79 Hall St. railroad crossing
184 Lake George Rd. railroad crossing
184.02 switch Hoover Plastics, traces of old grade off toward the C&O/Farwell.
184.37 County Rd. railroad crossing
184.5 Siding Cement (Hills1889 240'), cement plant side at one time owned by Littlefield. Siding 900 feet
185.63 Lake Rd. railroad crossing
187 Clinton spur
188.9 Summit
  • Station - Not listed 1892
  • 1908 listed as 5 miles from Farwell and 5.5 miles to Lake George,1914 - 188.7 MP, 1939 - 188.9 MP
  • Not listed 1957
193 siding 1800' ice house on passing track
193.82 Lake George center of siding, ICC#-500' curving siding to north of main line, starting east of Lake George St.,ICC# -
194 Cinton Station - 1891 (Cintonville), Pierce & Wagner, operated a sawmill
194.16 Lake George
  • Station, long siding with pulp wood spur
  • Coal dock was approximately 100' west of mile post 194. There is still some of the foundation visible on the South side of the main line.
  • The water tower foundation is very visible, it is approximately 600' west of the coal dock on the South side of the main line.
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Lake George
  • Reproduction cost $100.00 - Waiting Room and Freight House
  • Reproduction cost $2388.00 - 16' x 24' Tank, wooden support, drop spout, windmill
  • Reproduction cost $135.00 - Stock yards
  • Reproduction cost $900.00 - Section Foreman Dwelling
  • Reproduction cost $50.00 - Tool House Car
194.2 Shelden's Crossing LG&MR RR1876. Coal dock 550' east of water tank.
194.22 Main St. railroad crossing
194.35 Village St. railroad crossing
194.5 Kerber Siding 1140 feet
195.06 Trail railroad crossing
196.6 Knowle's siding 300 feet,1889-90
197.3 County Rd. railroad crossing
197.65 County Rd. railroad crossing, 2.09 mile change between Clarence and Temple 9/12/1920
197.66 Clarence Formed around mill of Clarence Lumber Co.
197.66 Clarence
  • Station, MP204.0- 1893, MP198-1899, MP197.8-1913, MP 197.51-1923
  • ICC#-380' O.H.-Grimes-Corp.
  • icc#- passing track
Web page by Henry F. Burger on May 29, 2011