Station: Erie, MI

Erie was settled about 1790 about five miles north of the Ohio state line near Toledo. It was formerly known as Bay Settlement and then changed to the name of its township. [MPN]

Erie was a station stop on the Pere Marquette railroad. In the early 1900's, the railroad built Ottawa Yard here which was the PM's main freight yard in the Toledo area.

Photo info: Top, an early view of the PM Erie depot. [CMUL]. 2nd image, S.J. Oliver types a train order at the operator's desk at Erie in 1967. 3rd photo, an old auto and interurban train passes through Erie in 1916 after a fire destroyed part of the town.

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Time Line

1896. The PM Erie depot was build on the north corner of Erie and S. Telegraph roads. It was moved to the south side of Erie in 1924 after the yards were constructed. [MEV]

1925. The Pere Marquette builds a new interlocking leading to their terminal, with six mechanical and five electric levers, for approach signaling and detector locking. [RSC-1926] See Ottawa Yard.

1927. The Erie interlocking was staffed 24/7 by an operator. Rate of pay was 62-65¢ per hour. [PMTA]

1964. SNAPSHOT: Some 25-30 trains pass by the depot each day. In November, 55 boxcar loads of freight were shipped from the station. [MEV]