Detroit, MI: Forest Lawn Junction: CRSA/MC vs. CN/GTW

(MichiganRailroads; Satellite) CRSA/MC is the single-track north/south route and CN/GTW is the double-track diagonal route.

The 2005 SPV Map shows the Forest Lawn Junction in the wrong place because what it labels Belt Line Junction was really this junction.

Peter Dudley commented on his share
Forest Lawn Junction diamonds (Google coordinates 42.408915,-83.035149), and Forest Lawn Tower site.

Peter Dudley commented on his share: "This level crossing is located near the site of Forest Lawn Tower (named after the nearby cemetery). The single-track north / south line there was used by Detroit Terminal Railroad and Michigan Central / NYC Belt Line Extension traffic."

Peter Dudley commented on his share

Now & Then: A small Michigan Central Railroad (M.C.R.R.) roundhouse once stood east of Mt. Elliott Avenue, north of Forest Lawn Tower, in Detroit.

The circular foundation of the roundhouse's back wall is still-extant.
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Peter Dudley included in his comment on his share
he Belt Line Extension track connects with the original Detroit Belt Line just north of I-94, east of Mt. Elliott Avenue (Google coordinates 42.382845, -83.033207). The Mt. Elliott / Detroit Belt Line grade crossing north of I-94 was removed during GM Cadillac Assembly / Poletown plant construction, but it was re-installed a few years ago.

The Belt Line Extension connects with the Detroit & Bay City Division / North Yard Branch (leading to the Sterling Secondary / Utica Industrial Track) HERE.

Charles Geletzke Jr. posted
Working on the Eastward Main Track at the east end of GTW's East yard in Detroit, Michigan on Appril 27, 1984. We see a Conrail yard job crossing the diamond at Forest Lawn tower. The track to my right was the East Lead and at that time still ran all the way to 6 Mile Road. To my left was the Westward main Track and to the left of that you can see where the connection to the Detroit Terminal Railroad was recently removed. We used to have yard jobs that took cars to the DT at Davison Yard until they were acquired by Conrail. Right about where I am sitting we had a set of hand-thrown cross-overs that went all the way across from one side to the other. Beyond the diamond was another set of cross-overs, which were controlled by the operator at Forest Lawn...thus, an eastward train could depart East Yard and not have to slow down or stop to realign the cross-overs! Interestingly, Forest Lawn was NEVER a train order office until late in the summer of 1968! All of the track to the left of the semaphore signal were former New York Central and was actually North Yard. Notice the two dwarf signal on the ground to the right of the East Lead and between the Westward and Eastward GTW Main Tracks. Those were great days! (C. H. Geletzke, Jr. photo)
Mike Burgett: Always wondered what that bracket bridge looked like. [I think he is talking about the signal mast.]

Charles Geletzke Jr. shared
Dennis DeBruler: 42°24'32.1"N 83°02'06.6"W