Lakes tale on Ayr Line ends in stubborn bend
The Air Line branch of the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana road between Waterloo and Kendallville faced a legendary bottomless pond that resisted every fill and timber test. After piles sank and timbers vanished, a single sharp curve was added south of the site to steer trains away from the submerged obstacle.
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