Station: Carleton, MI
Carleton village was laid out about 1872 in northeast Monroe County. It became a village in 1911. [MPN]
Carleton was home to three railroad lines, the Pere Marquette (later C&O/ CSX) running north-south, Canada Southern (later becoming the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton) running east-west, and the Pennsylvania Railroad, which used the PM line north to here and then went northeast on its own line just north of town.
The PM/DT&I crossing was protected by an interlocking tower here, which lasted until the early 1990's when it was remotely operated by CSX dispatchers in Jacksonville, FL.
Photo Info: Top, the first depot in Carleton, built in 1809. [Jim Pershing Collection], 2nd photo, the old depot burns at Carleton in 1908. 3rd photo, a similar view of the depot fire showing people and their period of dress. [Jim Pershing Collection]. 4th photo temporary box cars were used after the 1908 fire. This was taken in 1909. [Jim Pershing Collection]. 5th and 6th photos, the new depot which was built to replaced the burned out depo. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 7th photo,A Chessie System train heads northbound past the Carleton Tower in 2002. [Charlie Whipp].. 8th photo, the C&O track department building at Carleton in 1971. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]
Time Line
1918: The DT&I had an agent/operator on duty during the day at this location. [TRT]
