I have had long time interest in the Wabash railroad. In studying photos in the book Wabash In Color II, particularly photos taken around Delray tower, I noted that a spur ran south off the West Detroit Branch track crossing the joint trackage and paralleling the Michigan Central's mainline as it enters the city of Detroit. No mention of this spur was made in the book and I was curious as to where it went.
I had access to some Sanborn maps of the area and they suggested that this track was a connection to the MC and also served, via what appeared to be joint MC track, an industry identified as the Michigan Carbon Works. A quick look at the complex indicated that it was a fertilizer factory. This didn't sound particularly interesting until I took a closer look at the individual buildings which comprised the factory complex.
More later, David
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