Station: Riverside, MI

PM Riverside DepotPM Paw Paw River Bridge at Riverside, MIRiverside, a station in Berrien County on the Pere Marquette, was settled in the early 1870's. Riverside was on the PM's main line about 10 miles north of downtown Benton Harbor.

Photo Info: Top, the PM Riverside depot, date unknown. 2nd photo, a postcard view of the Pere Marquette bridge over the Paw Paw river near Riverside.


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Time Line

1873. The Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad reported to the Michigan Railroad Commission that they had an 822 foot Howe Truss bridge over the Paw Paw River here (crossing No. 3), believed to be near Riverside. 42.11.056/86.22.323. [MC/1873] 

1916. The railroad builds a new passenger depot at this location. [MCR-1916]

1917. September 20. A head on collision on the Pere Marquette kills one and injures 19. The accident was caused by the failure of one train at the end of the double track to wait for an overdue passenger train. The engineer admitted that he overlooked the train.  ICC Report [PDF]

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

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