Station: Linwood, MI

Linwood is a hamlet north of Bay City and Kawkawlin which was established in 1872 along the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad (later Michigan Central, NYC, D&M and now the Lake State Railway). It was originally called Terry's or Terry's Station named  after the head of the Terry, Seely & Company lumber firm, according to [MPN].

Photo Info: Top, a 1918 valuation photo of the MC depot at Linwood. 2nd photo, the D&M depot at Linwood Park in 1911. 3rd image, a map showing two large Union Ice Company ice houses along the shore of Saginaw Bay in 1912. The D&M main line is on the left. [SBM-1912]

Notes

See also Linwood Park, the location of a summer resort on the D&M Saginaw Bay, just east of the village.

When the D&M purchased and/or was granted rights to the former PC (then GTW) between Kawkawlin and Mackinaw City, the GTW retained ownership of the track north to approximately the Kawkawlin River. To reach their new track, the D&M utilized an industrial elevator spur west off their track in Linwood. It was  connected to the former PC line and became the "Linwood Crossover". The former PC line south of Linwood to Kawkawlin was railbanked but reactivated later when the D&M line north of North Bay City was closed due to persistent flooding.

Time Line

1871. The Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw came through here enroute to Mackinaw City. [MRL]

1885. January. Peter McDonald of Bay City was loading logs at Linwood when the "craw" fell over, striking McDonald on the head, crushing his skull. [LCS-1885-0129]

1896. The Detroit & Mackinac railroad builds through here along Lake Huron. [MRL]

1917. The MC has an agent/operator here around the clock. [TRT]