Station: Romeo, MI

Romeo was settled in 1821 as a farming settlement. It was first called Indian Village, then changed to Romeo in 1827. It was incorporated as a village in 1838. [MPN]

Romeo was on the Grand Trunk Western Air Line between Richmond and Pontiac. The town is about six miles southwest of Armada in Macomb County.

Photo Info: Top, the GTW depot at Romeo. This was a combination passenger freight depot. 1975. 2nd photo, another shot of the depot taken in 1982. The depot and tracks are gone today. [Both, Charlie Whipp]. 3rd photo, CN 6419 leads a light set of power on the Romeo subdivision at 33 Mile Road, just northeast of town in 1996. [Dan Meinhard]

Notes

Time Line

1871. About five o'clock yesterday afternoon fire was discovered pouring out of the engine house belonging to the Michigan Air Line Railroad in Romeo. There was a very brisk wind blowing from the southwest at the time and the building was soon enveloped in the flames and was very soon burned to the ground together with two locomotives, the "Tempest" and the "Boston", the only ones owned by the Michigan Air Line Road. There were also two or three barrels of kerosene oil in the building, causing it to burn very rapidly. [DFP-1871-0413]

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