Station: Fabius, MI

MC Fabius Depot MC Fabius MI DepotFabius was settled about 1830 [MPN]

The town was located five miles west of Three Rivers in St. Joseph County, along the MC's Air Line Branch.

Photo Info: Top, the Fabius Depot in a railroad valuation photo. Note that this depot has a message box for trains on the side. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the MC depot at Fabius with a section crew stopped in front for a photograph.


Notes


Time Line

1917. The MC had an operator-agent-switchtender here around-the-clock. [TRT]

1920. On the Michigan Central "Air Line", this is a passenger, freight and express agency joint with the American Railway Express Company. Interline tickets are not issued. Ned Trattles is the agent. The telegraph call sign is "FA". [MCOAS]

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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