Station: Wolverine, MI

Wolverine is a village in southern Cheboygan County, platted in 1881 after the arrival of the Michigan Central railroad. The town became a village in 1903. Wolverine had a large wooden coaling tower, water tower with standpipes, as well as a helper engine which pushed trains over a nearby hill.

The tracks in this town were removed in the 1980's when the Mackinaw Division was truncated just north of downtown Gaylord.

Image info: Top a winter view of the MC Depot at Wolverine in the early 1900's. [CMUL]. 2nd and 3rd photos, views of the depot and water tower at Wolverine. Note the water standpipe near the track which was used to water the locomotive tender. This water tower dwarf's the depot. This depot was built in 1906. 4th photo, a poor quality but interesting photo of the MC coaling dock at Wolverine in a postcard view around 1920. 5th photo, the depot photographed in 2002. [Mark Dobronski]. 6th photo, D&M diesels 975 and 1280 power a train through the snow near Wolverine in November, 1983. [Neil Plagens photo, Mark Andersen collection]

Notes

Jonathan Henley reports that the depot was built in 1906, and is a state-registered historical site. He owned the depot for 20 years after it was no longer used by the railroad. Mr. Henley reports that the pump house was along the nearby Sturgeon River and would pump water to the tower, a distance of 300 feet.

Time Line

1906. A new depot is built.

1917. The MC had a operator/clerk here around the clock. [TRT]

1957. The MPSC will hold a hearing to decide whether the NYC railroad should be granted permission to close its railroad station at Wolverine. They had intended to close it July 6 but the village succeeded in blocking the closing through an appeal. [PNR-1957-0926]

Industry

• Wylie & Buell Lumber Company - Shingle mill. (xxxx ← 1906 → xxxx)