Federman, MI: Junction Tower: Aban/NYC/LS&MS vs. Ann Arbor

(Satellite, neither Google Maps nor the USDS knows about Federman, but the 2005 SPV Map shows it here.)

Barry Sell posted

Emery Gulash May 1966

ANN ARBOR -- NEW YORK CENTRAL INTERLOCKING "TOWER" AT FEDERMAN, MI

[A comment indicates we are looking north. We can see some of the signaling pipelines.]

Seth Lakin commented on Barry's post

Interlocking Diagram from 1970, 8 working levers on a 12 lever frame. Can’t get any more basic than that. Fixed approach signals on the Ann Arbor.

Lever 1 not used

Lever 2 EB NYC Signal

Lever 3 not used

Lever 4 NB AA signal

Lever 5 facing point locks for NYC

Lever 6 derails for NYC

Lever 7 facing point locks for AA

Lever 8 derails for AA

Lever 9 EB NYC signal

Lever 10 not used

Lever 11 SB AA signal

Lever 12 not used

Mike Delaney commented on Barry's post
updated to 1932 from 1914.

I believe this was the original route to Chicago built by the LS&MS (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern). I knew this route was abandoned in favor of the new route from Toledo to Chicago when railroads beat out water transport (canals and boats). But I'm surprised that the abandonment started before 1956.

1956 Toledo Quadrangle @ 1:250,000