Railroad crossing tower near the corner of Woodmere and 8th Streets. Image is probably taken looking south. The Pere Marquette (PM) was going east and west with the Grand Rapids and Indiana (GR&I) traveling north and south at this location.
Train wreck on the Pere Marquette railroad at Beitner south of Traverse City. Six died as the No. 6 P.M. passenger train (southbound) hit the No.362 extra, a freight train from Grand Rapids head on.