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

Darren Reynolds posted six images with the comment:

Conrails ( EX-NYC) 

"North Yard" tower 

Detroit, Michigan

Tim Shanahan shared

1

"North Yard" tower in Detroit, Michigan on dec.30, 1965

Photo by: C.H.Geletzke Jr.

2

The model board at " North Yard" tower on Jan. 24, 1965

Photo by: C.H.Geletzke Jr.

3

Compare this Conrails track and interlocking diagram

And interlocking machine information with the model board for "North Yard" tower

4

"North Yard" tower had a machanical interlocking machine ( Armstrong leavers) this is what it looked like

On Feb. 23,1966

5

A Penn Central freight passes "North Yard" tower on Dec. 1975

Photo by: Mark Hinsdale

6

One more from the Great C.H.Geletzke Jr Photographer

"North Yard" tower in Detroit, Michigan on Feb 23, 1986