Station: Princeton, MI

Princeton was settled in Marquette County, about 20 miles due south of Marquette around 1896 by the founders of the Princeton Mining Company. [MPN]

Princeton was at the west end of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming branch line which went west from Little Lake through New Swanzy and Gwinn. It was also at the end of the C&NW Swanzy Branch.

Notes

It appears that the C&NW trackage in and near Princeton was leased to the Munising railway at an unknown date. Both railroads had trackage rights on each other's line to serve the mines in the area.

Both railroads had wye tracks here, as well as spurs to the mines.

In 1917, the LS&I and C&NW served the Northwest Mine, the Princeton Mine, the Stephenson Mine, the Gwinn Mine, the Gardner Mine and the Joplin Mine from tracks in this vicinity. [CNWV]

The railroad had a 25' x 75' bay window depot in Princeton, which may have served both railroads. There was also a coal dock with three supply tracks. [CNWV]

Time Line

1931. The MPUC grants permission to the LS&I to discontinue Princeton as an agency station, provided that the station be left in charge of a caretaker. [MPUC-1931]