Station: Marion, MI (Osceola County)

Marion was settled as a station on the Ann Arbor railroad about 1880. The town incorporated as a village in 1889. [MPN]

Marion was located in northeast Osceola County on the Ann Arbor railroad main line about 18 miles southeast of Cadillac. The Manistee & Grand Rapids (later ME&W) also terminated here.

Photo Info: Top, a photo of the Marion depot with a passenger train motor car in front. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, an early photo of the Ann Arbor railroad depot at Marion. The three individuals are posing in front of a small fountain. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, the Marion depot in 1971. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]

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Time Line

1891. The great ado made by the Ashleys over the building of the TAA&NM from Marion amounts to nothing, the bottom having dropped out of the whole scheme, at least for present. Two reasons are assigned to the sudden turn of affairs: one is that the money they had hoped to obtain for the carrying forward of the work is not forthcoming, and the other is the great difficulties they would have to encounter in attempting to cross David Ward's possessions. [SCH-1891-0618]

1900. This is a telegraph station on the Ann Arbor railroad. [OG-1900]

1910. In 1910, the M&GR ran one passenger train each way between Manistee and Marion via Tustin. This was likely a mixed train. [OGR]

1916. The Michigan East & West builds new terminal facilities here, including a turntable and station at an expense of $6,000. [MCR-1916]

1918. The AARR had a day station agent here and operators here on the day and 2nd trick. [TRT]