Location: Marshall, MI - Interurban facilities

The Michigan United Railways (MUR) operated east and west through Marshall and had a depot in the downtown area.

Photo Info: Top, the interurban station at Marshall. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, another early view of the interurban depot. 3rd photo, a MUR car is stuck in heavy snow at the Marshall interurban depot.

Notes

The DUR station was downtown, on the north side of West State Street between N. Grand and N. Eagle Streets. As of 1911. The building had a waiting room (closest to the road), a transformer station (in the middle) and a freight house (in the back, north side). [SBM-1911]

Time Line

1909. Marshall, Mich. While Albert Towsley, a M.U.R. motorman was endeavoring to extricate his care from a snowdrift Monday, he stood upon a rail, forming a short circuit, and caused a strong current to shoot through his body. One of his eyes was so badly burned that it is feared he may lose the use of it, while his left hand was badly burned. [PHTH-1909-0203]