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Station: Au Train, MI
Au Train was a hamlet near Lake Superior, about 10 miles west of Munising. It was served by the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette railway, which became part of the DSS&A.
Photo info: An early view of a Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette engine No. 7 and crew at the Au Train depot. [Marquette Regional History Center]
Notes
Long/Lat: 46°25′49″N 86°50′13″W
Time LIne
1893. July. Workmen at Stickney's lumber camp at the foot of Trout Lake south of this place, while breaking rock for a river dam, found a number of large pieces of native copper. Those interested will make a careful investigation. [PHTH-1893-0721]
1918. The DSS&A had an agent/operator here during the day shift. [TRT]
1931. The MPUC approves the discontinuance of Au Train as an agency station, however a caretaker will be in charge of the station. [MPUC-1931]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI