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The Dixonville Branch Line traveled six miles west to its namesake. Two industries served this town. A paper supply company and a lumber mill. In 1980 both industries shut down prompting the railroad to abandon this branch line shortly thereafter.

 

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City of Jonesville.

 

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Jonesville Amtrak.

 

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The Hagginville Branch Line ran 20 miles to Holt. Eight miles off the main line was Hagginville, the branch line's namesake which served a Cannery and Meat Packing Plant. The branch line extended another 12 miles to Holt where it terminated in 1928. A Dairy Factory and Produce Facility. This branch line was opened in 1900 after beginning construction the previous year. It remained open until 1982 when all four industries decided to use trucking as a method to transport its products.

 

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The Belford Branch Line ran 10 miles west to its namesake serving a large Cold Food Storage Warehouse. The line began constructed in 1907 and opened by 1908. For 72 years it served the railroad until it was shut down in 1980. After that, the Belford Branch Line was briskly abandoned.

 

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City of Thorton Park.

 

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Thorton Park Amtrak.

 

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The Hookdale Branch Line ran eight miles east to its namesake. It served two industries in the town, a Frozen Foods Facility and Meat Packing Plant. The line was in operation from 1909 until 1977 when both industries were closed down.

 

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The Derby House Branch Line was 40 miles long. This line paralleled Northland State Route 42. It was the Fort Adams Subdivision's longest branch line. It passed through four towns, serving one industry in each town. Collinstown, Elliswood, Clintonvale and Derby House. The four industries were a Paper Warehouse, Dairy Factory, Meat Packing Plant and Cold Food Storage Warehouse.

The line was opened in 1896. It was also the subdivision's longest operated branch line. Several sidings and were constructed due to high volume at times during its operation. In 1966 Collinstown's Paper Warehouse closed down, starting the branch line's decline. In 1974 and 1976 respectively, the Dairy Factory located in Elliswood and Clintonvales Meat Packing Plant closed its doors. This prompted the railroad to remove all eight sidings.

Derby House would remain the lone survivor with it's Cold Food Storage Warehouse for another eight years until 1984 when it switched to trucking. After that, the line was closed and abandoned.