Station: Edmore, MI

Above, a postcard photo of the depot at Edmore, Michigan. This unique two-story depot was at the crossing of two Pere Marquette branch lines. The crossing appears to be controlled by a manual target on a pole. The Edmore water tower can also be seen in the background. [Mark Worrall collection]. Below, a 1970's photo of the station in Edmore. [Robert Smith photo]

Below, two photographs from the 1970's of the Edmore depot. [Bob Smith]

Comment: "I lived near Edmore from the late 1940's to mid 1950's. The track in front of the depot is the Remus Branch and the other is the Lakeview Branch which was abandoned just west of the depot in 1973. The Remus branch was abandoned in 1981. It contained 70 to 80 lb. rail. The second floor was used for trainmaster for this area into late l930s. In the 1980's there was talk about preserving the depot but it was not successful. The last passenger train in Edmore was in late 1941. After that time, the depot was used by the PM track department. Around 1991, the depot was torn down and the remainder of the Remus Branch track at Edmore was removed. The other station in Edmore was really a train order/freight clerk office. It was also used as a mail stop until late 1947 or early 1948. That building was closed in June, 1981 and removed in 1982. A McDonalds sits in front of this location now (2003) on the north side of M-46. The junction had two wyes, one south and one north, which allowed turning of an engine or a short passenger train. They did this until 1936. There was also a coaling station and water tower at Edmore until 1951. From Gene via the RRHX History Bulletin Board.

Comment: The train order office for the Elmdale SD was located East of the "old" depot shown in the photos. The main line was actually the southeast wye. There was also a northeast wye west of the train order office that headed around toward the Remus branch. The passing siding and a couple of yard tracks were located east of the train order office. Edmore was a preferred meeting point for through trains because there was a restaurant there. If one of the trains "fell down", the first train arriving would go to eat. Even if a more perfect meet seemed to be at Elwell or Vestaburg, it made more sense to use Edmore or Alma where they could "go to beans" if necessary. From Doug Hefty.