This is a photograph of the Comins depot, probably taken from the top of a water tower.  The road which crosses the track is today the M-33 state highway.  Comins was the "end of the line" for passenger trains on the AuSable & Northwestern, as well as the Detroit & Mackinac which purchased the AS&NW in the early 1900's.  During logging operations, freight trains continued northwest to a point near Lewiston, but passenger trains stopped here and turned around back towards Oscoda.

This caboose was relocated to the Village of Comins in the 1980's.  It was later painted Detroit & Mackinac Railway, but it may not have been a D&M caboose.  The cleared area in front of the caboose is the location of the former depot, now torn down.  [Dave Fulkerth photo].