Grand Rapids, MI: NS/MC Hughart Yard

(Satellite)

Greg Bunce posted two photos with the comment: "Penn Central/PRR Hughart Yard Grand Rapids, Michigan Mid 1970's."

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Satellite

The yard still has its turntable even though all but two of the tracks have been removed so it is no longer turned.

According to the 2005 SPV Map, Greg's comment is wrong. The map shows Hughart was built by Michigan Central, which became part of the New York Central, not the PRR. The satellite image shows that the yard still has most of its tracks. And many of them had freight cars on them.

Update:

Tom Carter posted
Conrail RS3m #9944 working in Grand Rapids’ ex-GR&I Hughart Yard in May of 1979. It’s one of at least six Conrail RS3m’s in the West Michigan area in the late ’70s and beyond. They were a part of a program begun by Penn Central and continued by Conrail where they rebuilt derelict Alco RS3’s and repowered them with single 12 cylinder 1125 hp EMD 567 engines from out-of-service E8’s and possibly some E7's. Close to 100 in all were completed. The six I shot in this area are #’s 9940 through 9945; five in Grand Rapids and one in Jackson.