Station: Galesburg, MI

MC Galesburg depot Galesburg Interurban Bridge Galesburg was settled about 1835 and called Morton and changed to Galesburg in 1838. It became a village in 1861 and a city in 1931. [MPN]. The town was about nine miles east of downtown Kalamazoo on the main line of the Michigan Central (later NYC/PC/Conrail and Amtrak) line. Galesburg, in Kalamazoo County, was also served by the Michigan United interurban railroad.

Photo Info: Top, a Michigan Central train approaches the depot at Galesburg. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the interurban bridge over the double-tracked Michigan Central in 1928. This was a 780 foot bridge.


Notes

This location was also known as Galesburgh.


Time Line

1917. The MC had a freight agent here, who was not an operator. [TRT]

1920. On the Michigan Central, this is a passenger, freight and express agency joint with the American Railway Express Company. Interline tickets are issued. H. D. Glanton is the agent.. [MCOAS]

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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