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New Haven Coal Mine Branch of Ann Arbor Railroad

 New Haven Coal Mine Branch of Ann Arbor Railroad

Branch line to New Haven coal mine, known mine operators; Noud-Kean Company, Findly Coal Company, The Liberly Coal Company, Jones Coal Company

0.00

Owosso

start of line, Stanley Street [street was abandoned] at Corunna Ave., switch located in street

0.16

Allendale Ave

railroad crossing

0.23

Shiawassee River

bridge

0.27

Gould Street

Line ran along center of road, in City of Owosso.

0.27 Jerome Avenue

Ended at railroad crossing

0.37

Graver St.

Ended at railroad crossing

0.42

Comstock St.

Ended at railroad crossing

0.48

Main St.

Paved road railroad crossing

0.61

Exchange St.

Ended at railroad crossing

0.66

Mason St.

Ended at railroad crossing

0.81

Oliver St.

Paved road railroad crossing

0.96

Queen St.

railroad crossing

1.05

King St.

railroad crossing

1.34

NOTE:

end of line on 4/26/1961-track chart.

2.04

Middleton

railroad crossing

3.04

Wildermouth

 

3.63

Township line

Caledonia & New Haven Townships line, Shiawassee County

3.63

Cronk Rd.

railroad crossing

4.65

Wood?

railroad crossing

5.63

Siding

Approximately 2000 feet along west side of branch

6.52

culvert

mason rubble 4 x 3.5 feet

6.80

Henderson Rd.

railroad crossing,section line between sections

7.03

bridge

Branch and two tipple track crossed over 6 Mile Creek

7.07

coal tipple

Four tracks wide, three tracks through tipple - 288 feet - 1124 feet - 1376 feet

7.11

Private road

railroad crossing

7.18

end of passing track

 

7.23

spur track

Possibly used for sugar beet loading

7.27

end of branch line

 

Henry F. Burger 12-5-2007, updated 1-2-2010