Station: Leslie, MI

Leslie MI Depot MC Leslie DepotAn interurban train in Leslie, MI MC Leslie DepotLeslie was settled about 1836 as Meekersville but renamed Leslie in 1841. It is 20 miles south of downtown Lansing in southern Ingham County. The town is located on what was the Michigan Central branch line from Jackson to Saginaw via Lansing. Leslie became a village in 1869. [MPN]

Photo info: Top, a Michigan Central passenger train arrives at Leslie. Train order boards are clear for both directions. 2nd photo, the MC depot at Leslie on their line from Jackson to Lansing. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, the Jackson to Lansing interurban line passes through downtown Leslie. 4th photo, the depot in 2003 which has been converted to a restaurant. [Alan Loftis]


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Time Line

1917. The MC had an operator-agent here on the day shift. [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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