| Byron is about 10 miles south of Durand, on the route
of the Ann Ann Arbor Railroad. Tracks through Byron were built in the early
1880's. The depot likely dates back to that time.
The railroad was completed to Frankfort in 1896, and
immediately started a very successful carferry route across Lake Michigan
to Manitowoc, WI. Over the years the Ann Arbor earned its living as a bridge
line for east-west traffic. Less than 10% of its traffic was for on-line
customers.
Passenger service lasted until 1950. The station may have
been used by the railroad as a freight office after that. The state of Michigan
bought the railroad through Byron in 1976 from the bankrupt Ann Arbor Railroad.
Tracks are in use by the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay RR. |
