Station: Montgomery, MI

Montgomery was settled in the southwest corner of Hillsdale County in 1870. It was a station stop on the Fort Wayne and Jackson railroad which quickly became part of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern/New York Central. The town incorporated as a village in 1906. [MPN]

Notes

The LS&MS had a water tower at Montgomery. [NYCtt1926]

Image Info: Top, a southbound Lake Shore passenger train arrives at the Montgomery depot in 1910. [UML]. 2nd image, NYC (former LS&MS) depot at Montgomery in 1958. [Roger Card]. 3rd image, another early view of the depot, 4th image, the depot with a passenger train loading baggage. 5th image, Little River Railroad 110 (a Pacific type) at Montgomery in the early 1980's. [Doug Leffler]. 6th image, a 2003 view of the depot [2nd-4th photo Alan Loftis], and 7th image, the depot in 2005. [Dale Berry]. 8th image, HCRR engine 1600 is at Montgomery in 1978. [Doug Leffler]

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