The Definitive History of the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway Inc. 1977-2006

The Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway interchanged traffic with several railroads in Michigan along its routes. Interchange points facilitated both inbound and outbound long-haul shipments. TSBY connect local Michigan industries and agriculture with the broader North American Class I rail networks.

Primary interchange partners and locations were: 

• Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) at Osmer (located just north of Ann Arbor’s Ferry Yard). This was a major connection point for moving freight north/south on the primary Ann Arbor line.

• Grand Trunk Western (GTW) now part of Canadian National (CN) at Denmark Junction (near Saginaw/Richville/Harger area) and also at Diann and Toledo, Ohio. They also had an interchange at Durand later on.

• Conrail (CR) at Toledo, Ohio. Although a connection existed in Ann Arbor, so no traffic was interchanged there.

• Chessie System (B&O) now part of CSX Transportation (CSX) at Toledo, Ohio, and also at Ann Pere near Howell, Michigan.

• Norfolk and Western (N&W) now part of the Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) at Milan and Toledo, Ohio.

• Mid-Michigan Railroad (later part of Genesee & Wyoming’s operations) at Alma.

• Huron & Eastern Railway (also part of Genesee & Wyoming) at Durand and potentially in the Saginaw area.