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Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan.Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which had been shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service.
Gold Bond of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, issued 10 July 1907. The Michigan Central Railroad ( reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [ 2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the ...
The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel between Detroit and Canada opened in 1910 followed by a rushed opening of the Michigan Central Station in 1913 after a fire at the previous station, the first train to depart from the new station terminated in Bay City, Michigan.
Originally built in 1913, Michigan Central Station was designed by the same architectural firms that worked on New York City’s Grand Central Station. The building had 10 gates for trains, and ...
The Michigan Central Station stands tall in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Organizers expect about 75,000 in attendance at the event, which will also take place in ...
The Michigan Central Open experience at the train station, located at 2001 15th St. in Detroit, is just getting started and will chug along through the summer, offering plenty of chances to ...
The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel opened for passenger service July 26, 1910. Freight service began September 15 and on October 16 all traffic began running via the tunnel, ending the use of a train car ferry. From opening it was operated by the Michigan Central Railroad under lease of December 19, 1906.
Passengers arriving at the station are greeting with a "Welcome to Detroit" message spelled out in adhesive mailbox-type letters stuck on the wall. In the 1950s, my mother could take a train from ...