MAYVILLE, MI
Trackside, Mayville, Michigan depot
| Mayville is about 75 miles north of Detroit. In 1878
the Port Huron & North Western started a 3-foot gauge railroad into
Michigan's thumb area, to serve the lumber industry. In 1881 the line had
reached Marlette, and by 1882, had been built through Mayville, and into
Saginaw. Another branch of the railroad ran from Port Huron to Port Austin,
on the tip of the thumb. In 1889 the Port Huron & North Western was sold
to the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad and converted to standard
gauge.
The Pere Marquette was taken over by the C&O, which
in turn became part of CSX. In the 1990's CSX abandoned the tracks between
Port Huron and Brown City, which is about 25 miles southeast of Mayville.
The remainder of the line was sold to the Saginaw Valley Railroad, which
is part of the
RailAmerica shortline
empire. Tracks through Mayville are operated by the Huron and Eastern, another
RailAmerica company.
The depot in Mayville is very similar to others still standing
in Croswell and Harbor Beach, which are on the other branch of the Port Huron
& Northwestern. One might guess that this was a standard design of the
railroad, and that these are the original depots built for the opening of
the railroad in the early 1880's. |
Streetside, Mayville Depot, August 2002.
Freightroom End, August 2002.
Waiting Room End of depot.
Old postcard view of Mayville depot.
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