Station: Clifford, MI

Clifford Union Depot Clifford MI DepotClifford, in northeast Lapeer County, was settled about 1862 and became a village in 1891. [MPN]

Clifford is on the very north edge of Lapeer County and was a crossing of the north-south Pontiac, Oxford & Northern (later GTW) line to Caseville and the east-west Pere Marquette line from Saginaw to Port Huron via Marlette.

Photo Info: Top, a photo of the union depot at Clifford. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the depot at Clifford. This was the crossing of the Port Huron & Northwestern and the Grand Trunk Western. [Alan Loftis collection]


Notes


Time Line

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

1970s. The C&O and the GTW had a gate to protect the crossing here. It was set for normal operations on the C&O, and those trains could proceed at 20 mph if the gate was properly set. [DH]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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