Station: St. Charles, MI

MC St. Charles MI DepotSt. Charles was settled about 1852 in Saginaw County, and incorporated as a village in 1869. [MPN]

St. Charles was located on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad line (later MC/NYC/PC) which ran from Owosso to Saginaw. The town is 15 miles southwest of downtown Saginaw.

Photo Info: Top, a view of the Michigan Central passenger station at St. Charles. [Gordon Bean collection]


Time Line

1881. The MC had a drawbridge near St. Charles over the Bad River, built in 1881 and 37 1/2 feet in length. [MCR/1889]

1917. The MC had an operator-agent here on two shifts. [TRT]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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