Station: Brutus, MI

GR&IBrutusStation[AlanLoftisColl].jpgBrutus was originally settled as a stage coach stop in 1874. In 1882, the town was moved two miles east to a station location on the new Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad. [MPN]

Photo info: The GRF&I depot at Brutus. Note the ladder and steps to turn the train order/block signal which was mounted on the roof. Displaying a stop indication for trains on a cold, icy winter night must have een the station agent's biggest challenge. [Alan Loftis collection]


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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

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