Station: Yale, MI (St. Clair Co.)

Yale was settled about 1851 on Mill Creek in northwest St. Clair County. The town was incorporated as a village in 1895 and a city in 1905. [MPN]

Yale was located on the Pere Marquette's branch line from Port Huron to Saginaw via Marlette. There was also a branch line built between Yale and Zion on the PM's other line into the thumb of Michigan.

Photo Info: Top, the railroad depot, water tower, and grain elevator at Yale. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the Pere Marquette depot at Yale, probably from the 1930's. [TJ Gaffney collection], 3rd photo, the C&O Yale Depot in 1976. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]

Notes 

The Yale depot was demolished in a derailment by train PH77. Date unknown but after 1977. [DH]

The Saginaw dispatcher had an "annunciator" at Yale which gave them an audible signal over the dispatcher's telephone line when a train was passing. This also helped Port Huron know that "their train" was getting close. After the depot was destroyed in the derailment, the microphone was affixed to a nearby pole. [DH]

Time Line

1977. The agency was closed in January, 1977 at Yale.  A mobile agent out of Croswell handled Brown City and Yale. [DH]