Fairfax, MI: Junction Tower: Aban/NYC/LS&MS vs. Aban/CR/MC

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Raymond Storey posted
FAIRFAX MI

Dave Hickcox: According to my sources the Michigan Central crossed the New York Central. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

Dennis DeBruler: Dave Hickcox This isn't a correction, but a refinement. Railroad names are tricky because they change. MC was the east/west route, later it would become NYC. The north/south route was originally the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. By the time this photo was taken, it probably was already the NYC. By 1953, which is the oldest topological map that I could find, the north/south route was abandoned, and the east/west route had become NYC. Today, both routes are abandoned, https://maps.app.goo.gl/RVi2pvFBfCCdBFia9.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's post
Given the angle of the tracks, it appears that the tower was in the northwest quadrant of the crossing, and we see a geographically southbound NYC/LS&MS train. I wonder what was NYC's timecard direction for this north/south route? 1953/1963 Fort Wayne Quadrangle @ 250,000