Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Hamtramck, MI: Detroit, MI: CN/GTW East Yard and CRSA/MC East & North Yard

(Satellite)

Hamtramck is a small town inside Detroit.

Charles Geletzke Jr. posted
Looking west from the Top End or East End of GTW's 16-track East Yard in Hamtramck, Michigan on May 13, 1992.  The tracks to the right of the green grass strip were NYC-PC-CR's North Yard Hump. Photo was taken from Mt. Elliott Bridge.(C. H. Geletzke, jr. photo)

1952/54 Highland Park Quad @ 24,000

Hamtramck is in the lower-left corner of this excerpt. According to the 2004 SPV Map, yellow was the GTW East Yard, dark blue was the MC East Yard and light blue was the MC North Yard.
Satellite

CRSA North Yard
Street View, Aug 2011

CN East Yard on the left, and CRSA East Yard on the right. Most of the tracks have been removed from the CN yard. The track ladder in Charles' photo would have been on the left side of this view.
Street View, Oct 2023

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