Station: Moran, MI

Moran is 11.1 miles west of St. Ignace Docks on the DSS&A. .  Moran was originally named Jacob City after a Mr. Jacob who was president of the German Land Company that started the settlement. It was renamed Moran in 1883, a year later.  Sawmills that operated at Moran include Sckeraszy flour and saw mill (in 1905), Sveitner sawmill in 1909, Appleford Bros. sawmill in 1917 and the Quay Lumber Company sawmill. There was a junction switch to the north/north east which served the Quay saw mill and its standard gauge logging railroad that went north from Moran.  [CB/MIHX8]

Photo Info: Top, a poor quality photo of the Moran depot with two trains, passing each other. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, logs are loaded onto flat cars near Moran. Date not known. [Mark Worrall collection]

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Time Line

1916. The DSS&A builds a new station here. [MCR-1916]

1947. The Moran depot, which was 30'x70' was moved to St. Ignace. [Robert Oom]

1966. September. State Police are investigating a report by a Soo Line engineer that his train which was travelling north just south of Moran at 12:55 a.m. was shot at. Police said that what is believed to have been a 22 caliber bullet shattered but did not pass through a safety plate glass window on the engine. [SEN-1966-0913]