Station: Galesburg, MI

Galesburg was settled about 1835 and called Morton and changed to Galesburg in 1838. It became a village in 1861 and a city in 1931. [MPN]. The town was about nine miles east of downtown Kalamazoo on the main line of the Michigan Central (later NYC/PC/Conrail and Amtrak) line. Galesburg, in Kalamazoo County, was also served by the Michigan United interurban railroad.

Photo Info: Top, a Michigan Central train approaches the depot at Galesburg. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the interurban bridge over the double-tracked Michigan Central in 1928. This was a 780 foot bridge.

Notes

This location was also known as Galesburgh.

Time Line

1917. The MC had a freight agent here, who was not an operator. [TRT]

1920. On the Michigan Central, this is a passenger, freight and express agency joint with the American Railway Express Company. Interline tickets are issued. H. D. Glanton is the agent.. [MCOAS]