Prior to the Cleveland Union Terminal project the LS&MS connected with the Nickel Plate at the NKP W 110th St. Yard. The interchange track was in the NW quadrant, dropping down from the LS&MS which passed over the NKP main tracks. The maps do not show any Lake Shore sidings at this area, just a turnout off the Westbound main. Can any of you advise how long this interchange existed (replaced by one linking Kingsbury Run Yard with NKP's E 55th St yard.) and where the LS&MS yard engines were dispatched from to make interchange moves? WJP
Prior to the opening of Rockport Yard, the main LS&MS yard on the West Side was at West Park. For local service, there was a very small yard at Detroit Ave. along with a station and freight house.
After Rockport was opened and the LS&MS operations were coordinated with the Big Four, the main west side interchnage with the NKP was at
Cloggville. The Kingsbury / E. 55th St. interchange was lightly used for East Side traffic from Collinwood and Buckeye Rd. Yards as well as to / from the Orange Ave. Food Terminal (NYC) and the Northern Ohio Food Terminal (NKP).
I don't have a date on hand for the elimination of the W. 110th St. connection.