The Pere Marquette depot at Edmore was a busy place at the turn of the century.  In this photo, two PM passenger trains are meeting and exchanging passengers at the station.  Edmore was the crossing of PM branches which ran between Greenville or Ionia, northwest to Big Rapids and then Muskegon.  The east-west branch lines ran from Alma and Howard City.  Over the years, many of these branch lines were cut back and Edmore became a way station on a through route between Elmdale and Saginaw.  The distinctive depot at Edmore is unique to Michigan.  The second floor might have housed the station agent in the early years.  The pole at the top of the station was probably used to signal the crossing, and is an example where the term "high-ball" became synonymous with proceed.  [Alan Loftis Collection]

Edmore, MI

Pere Marquette