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.
Image Info: Top, a view of the MC Galesburg depot. [UML]. 2nd image, a Michigan Central train approaches the depot at Galesburg. [CMUL]. 3rd image, the interurban bridge over the double-tracked Michigan Central in 1928. This was a 780 foot bridge.
This location was also known as Galesburgh.
1873. January 28. Two MC trains collided. One was the express train and one a freight train. The freight trains had been waiting for hours and the engineer fell asleep. The locomotive involved were the "Eclipse" and the "Lancet". There were no injuries. [JDC-1873-0128]
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]
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