by Wreck on the Janness mill spur at Attica, Lapeer Co. Section crews work fast to get logs moving again to Elk Lake.
In October 1916, a quiet stretch of track north of Vassar, Michigan, became the site of a deadly railroad collision. Two Michigan Central freight trains—one from Saginaw, the other from Bay City—met head-on at Denmark Junction during a late-night run.
This Michigan Moments Snapshot uses period photographs and contemporary news reports to reconstruct the scene: steam-filled darkness, twisted steel, and the human cost of early railroad operations. The wreck claimed the life of a young Detroit fireman on his first trip over the line and halted rail service for hours as crews worked through the night.
