The junction of the Cleveland-Chicago main line with the almost equally heavily-trafficked Detroit-Toledo branch is at Swan Creek, 1.3 miles west of Central Union Terminal. Swan Creek also governs movements to and from the east end of Airline…
This photograph was made facing west from Fassett Street and shows the end of the four-track territory referred to above. An Airline Junction-Stanley puller consisting of 70 empty boxcars is being routed from track 2 to track 4; at Oakdale, GP7 5628…
The morning sun has begun to make its presence felt at River Rouge as GP-7s 5639 and 5660 lead a Stanley extra off the Junction Yard branch onto the southbound Toledo branch main track. This train departed from Junction Yard with 56 cars and picked…