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Posted by chris kowalewski
(i995impalass) on 7/1/2008, 4:21 pm, in reply to "CN L539"
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I'll break out the LS&I time table for this. Starting at L'Anse/ Baraga to Humboldt JCT is CN tracks. M.P. 85.65(humboldt jct) to M.P. 73.10(Landing JCT) is LS&I tracks. CN has track rights. From M.P. 73.10(landing jct) to M.P. 67.42 (West Wye) is joint trackage LS&I/ CN. This is where Euclid Yard falls, just East of Landing JCT. From Landing Jct South to connect with the Mineral Range is called the Soo Spur, that LS&I owns to Winthrop Junction, where it becomes Mineral Range. West wye is where the LS&I would head back to Eagle Mills from Ferrell, CN would head to Eagle Mills Jct. On the LS&I side of the West wye, it's called Cooke's Branch Line, extends from West Wye east 2.27 miles to Eagle Mills. Cooke's Branch Line has Diamond Jct on it where the Soo would head to Marquette to there ore dock and so on. Up will a few years ago LS&I would bring empty freight cars to Morgan siding thru Diamond JCT to interchange with the WC. Now we bring them to Queens for CN. Back to the West Wye on the CN side. The CN owns from West Wye up to Eagle Mills Jct. CN M.P. 164.50 to M.P. 163.05. At Eagle Mills Jct to Palmer Line Jct Q68.13 to Q68.83 is LS&I track. CN has rights. From Q68.83 West is where the LS&I goes to the Empire/ Tilden on LS&I Track Q68.83 to the Tilden Q73.00. From Palmer Line JCT South is CN track to Escanba including Partridge, Also from Emprie Jct LS&I Q69.05 South is CN tracks. This is where the CN will split from Partridge to head to the Empire mine or Eagle Mills. As a side note CN has track right from Q69.05 Empire Jct, to Q71.23 Tilden Jct, or the last place to head into the Empire mine on LS&I trackage. So to get awnser you Don, CN ore sub ends at Palmer Line Jct Q68.83, I dont know what CN calls there track from Eagle Mills JCT to the West Wye, Then CN does there thing at Euclid Yard, then is CN tracks from Humboldt Jct on to L'Anse/ Baraga
