Station: Willow Creek, IN

Willow Creek was located in northwest Porter County. It was a station stop on the Wabash's fourth district which ran between Montpelier, Ohio and Chicago. Willow Creek was also served by the Baltimore & Ohio's Chicago Division and the Michigan Central's Detroit-Chicago main line both of which crossed the Wabash here at grade.


Notes


Time Line

1917. The MC had an operator-agent here on the day shift. [TRT]

1920. On the Michigan Central, this is a freight only station. Call sign is "WC". R. A Jannasch is the agent. [MCOAS]

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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