Station: Caseville, MI

Caseville, in Huron County, was settled around 1836. It is located on the shore of Saginaw Bay/Lake Huron at the end of the GTW's Pontiac, Oxford & Northern branch line, seven miles north of Pigeon.

The town was formally called Pigeon River Settlement and then Port Elizabeth. It became Caseville in 1856. It formally became a village in 1896.

Photo Info: Top, GT 2097 leads a passenger train at the Caseville depot. [CMUL] 2nd image, the regular GTW freight at Caseville and a "plow" extra, photographed on the Caseville wye in February, 1958. This photo was taken by Roy Lab, the plow extra's brakeman. This was probably the last use of GTW's plow in Michigan. [Ray Lab photo, Tim Lab collection]. 3rd and 4th photos, the former GTW Caseville depot which has been moved and is now used as a private home in 2007. [Alan Loftis collection]

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Time Line

1902. The PO&N installed a new turntable here. [MCR-1903]

1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]

1960's. GTW operates an annual train from Caseville to Brush Street Station in Detroit as part of a Boblo excursion. The train typically was pulled by two diesel locomotives (brought up from Pontiac Yard) and nine passenger cars. Ticket holders were picked up along the way at Pigeon, Owendale, Cass City, North Branch and Imlay City. The train returned from Detroit the same evening. [GTWHS-2002-Spr]