Grand Trunk shops open in Battle Creek

dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-25T15:48:29Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-25T15:48:29Z
dc.date.issued	1908-09-25
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000526
dc.description	Grand Trunk Railway moved its shops to Battle Creek in 1908 after fire destroyed the old shops at Fort Gratiot, north of Port Huron. The railroad chose Battle Creek for its location — roughly equidistant between Port Huron and Chicago. The shops were responsible for all major work on locomotives between the two cities. With the shops came nearly 400 new families, and the city plotted the Brownlee Park area to accommodate them. Enquirer and News columnist Amy South wrote on March 31, 1974, that "the streets in that area were named for Grand Trunk officials."	en_US
dc.format.medium	4x5 BW negative
dc.subject	railroads	en_US
dc.title	Grand Trunk shops open in Battle Creek	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.description.envelope	GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD 1908, 1903 SHOP PICTURES 1903 LOCOMOTIVE LOANED FOR COPY BY ORVILLE CONVIS, 424 UPSON LANE, BATTLE CREEK 49017, PHONE 2-0831.
dc.description.photographer	Submitted
dc.description.taxonomy	Local News Categories\|Transportation\|Train\|Railroads	en_US