Station: Findley, MI

MC Finley Depot Findley was located in eastern St. Joseph County and was founded about 1889. [MPN]

Findley was located on the MC/LSMS Goshen Branch, which ran from Battle Creek to Goshen via Sturgis. Findley was about seven miles northeast of Sturgis.

Image info: The railroad depot at Finley in an early view. [CMUL]


Notes

Findley was the dividing point of the branch. MC ran the trains north to Battle Creek, and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (NYC) ran the trains south to Goshen.


Time Line

1917. The MC had an operator-agent here on the day shift. [TRT]

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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