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Station: Fort Custer, MI
Fort Custer is a military installation located in Calhoun County northwest of Battle Creek. The facility had rail service from both the Michigan Central and the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee railroads.
Called "Camp Custer" by the Michigan Central. In 1920, this is a freight-only station on the MC, but no doubt troop trains arrived and departed from here. [MCOAS]
Notes
In later years, part of Fort Custer was developed as an industrial park with rail service off Conrail's Ft. Custer Industrial Park lead. [ZTS]
During World War II, this facility had at least two 0-6-0 locomotives. [GTWHS-2021-Sum]
Fort Custer was served by the New York Central and the Grand Trunk Western. [GTW-2021-Sum]
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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