Station: Okemos, MI

Okemos was settled about 1839 as Sanford. In 1841 a village called Hamilton was platted here. In 1862 it became Okemos. Okemos was served by both the Pere Marquette and the Grand Trunk Western.

Today, Okemos is the beginning of double track of the CN (former GTW) in the Lansing area. This is a control point located at 227.5 on the CN main line.


Notes


Time Line

1913. March 10. A loose tire on a locomoptive causes a derailment on the Pere Marquette here, killing two people.

 

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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