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Station: Bay Port, MI
Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum
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This is the Pere Marquette depot at Bay Port, Michigan in Huron County, c. 1970's. The agent lived upstairs in this depot and received housing, fuel and electric lights in exchange for working in an "out of the way" location. [Charlie Whipp photo]. Below, a photo of the depot in earlier times, probably taken from atop the water tower. [Alan Loftis Collection] |
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Below, Bay Port looking north from the depot. The photo clearly shows the track between the two fish companies. The photo was taken about 1950. [T. J. Gaffney Collection] |
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Above and below, the former C&O freight house at Bay Port. June, 2008 [Brian Moceri] |
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Regarding Bay Port: "I talked with a guy that used to work at the Bayport depot on the C&O and he had some interesting stories to tell. The upper portion of the station was a living quarters for the agent. He mentioned that it was comfortable and the agent stayed there five days a week. He also mentioned was that the agency shipped many carloads of fish out by REA (Railway Express), and the agent could double his salary with the 10% commission that REA paid for the work. Needless to say, the job went to the higher seniority men. He only worked there during the summer months to fill in for vacations." From Charlie Whipp, 2002.