Station: Carpenter, MI

Carpenter, in Lapeer County, was settled about 1836. The Detroit & Bay City railroad (later Michigan Central) built a station here in 1873 and called it Carpenter Station. [MPN] Also known as Carpenters, MI.

Carpenter station was on the MC line about seven miles north of Lapeer.

Photo Info: Top, the Carpenter station which has been moved to an adjacent area. [Charlie Whipp]

Notes

Time Line

1909. October 5. Two trains collided head-on near Carpenters, MI. They intended to meet at Lapeer but one was operating slower than expected. Apparently the southbound freight train was not making the time, or the northbound freight was making better time, than was originally anticipated by the train dispatcher when he first fixed the meet between the two trains at Lapeer. With this being the situation, the train train dispatcher decided to move the meet between the two trains farther north to advance the northbound freight train against the southbound freight train.

1927. September 18. A head on collision on the Michigan Central results in the death of one person along with three injured.  ICC Report [PDF]