St. Joseph, MI: Amtrak/PM Depot, Lost/MC Roundhouse and Lafarge Cement

Depot: (Satellite)

Roundhouse: (Satellite, Fishermans Road reuses the MC right-of-way.)

Cement: (Satellite)

Street View, Sep 2019

Locomotive Jordan posted
Summer 1992 - 1993, CSX - Amtrak's depot on the former Pere Marquette in Saint Joseph, MI. One of my photos.
Jim Kelling shared
St. Joseph, Michigan (former Pere Marquette/C&O now Amtrak)

Andy Gras posted two photos with the comment: "Chessie's St. Joe Passenger station and swing bridge.  St. Joseph Michigan.  1982."

Andy Gras shared

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Michigan Central Roundhouse

Jim Kelling posted two photos with the comment: "Roundhouse at St. Joseph, Michigan (circa 1920 data)"

Chuck Dressel: Michigan Central roundhouse and turntable located just north (maybe 75-100 ft) of what is now "1424 Newberry Hills Ln, St Joseph, MI". https://www.google.com/.../data=!4m6!3m5... https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4114sm.g041841913/?sp=15&st=image&r=-0.984,-0.068,2.968,1.315,0

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The Sanborn link

Was it gone by 1927, or was there not enough room to show it?

1927/64 Benton Harbor Quad @ 62,500

I included the swing bridge in the lower-right corner that allowed MC to cross the island.

Apr 20, 1969 @ 20,000; AR1VCEV00010046

1969 was too optimistic, so I got the oldest aerial that was available. I still don't see it.

Sep 8, 1952 @ 69,000; ARA000950071085

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Lafarge Cement

I continue to learn that there are a lot of cement facilities around the Great Lakes.

Street View, Sep 2019

Street View, Sep 2007

Ron Scudder posted
LaFarge Holcim Tug / Barge combination G. L. Ostrander and Integrity offloading cement in Saint Joseph, Michigan this afternoon (11/2/22).

The freighters have to squeeze through a swing bridge to get here, the (CSX+Amtrak)Pere Marquette Bridge.

Street View, Sep 2019

I recognize Alpena as a freighter designed to carry cement.

Michael Moran commented on Nick's post via Dennis DeBruler
Always fun to watch a freighter come through the bridge.

And this satellite image caught a barge at the dock.

Satellite via Dennis DeBruler