Clare Depot @ Durand Union Station - Durand, MI - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

We came across this scale model of the Clare Depot while visiting the Durand Union Station.
The Clare depot was built by the Pere Marquette and Ann Arbor Railroads in 1898 at a total cost of $6585. The Queen Ann style depot has wings paralleling each set of tracks. There are two bay windows, presumably for agents of both railroads. The door and window arrangement suggests waiting rooms and freight rooms for both roads also.

The Pere Marquette built through Clare around 1870. This was part of the original PM land grant railroad.
The Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Railroad built its line through Clare around 1885. After an 1895 reorganization, the road was renamed the Ann Arbor Railroad. The line was completed to Frankfort in 1896, by acquisition of a small independant line between Copimish and Frankfort. In 1896 the railroad started a very successful carferry route across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, WI. Over the years the Ann Arbor earned its living as a bridge line for east-west traffic. Less than 10% of its traffic was for on-line customers.

Passenger service on the Ann Arbor ended in 1950. It lasted a bit longer on the Pere Marquette line, by then part of the C & O. However, this line was abandoned sometime in the 1990's. The diamond in front of the depot remains, allowing service to an industrial customer just west of the crossing. The former Ann Arbor tracks are used by the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay RR and the depot is used by them as a maintenance office and for storage.

Where is original located?: Clare, MI Where is this replica located?: Durand, MI Who created the original?: Pere Marquette and Ann Arbor Railroads Internet Link about Original: http://user.mc.net/~louisvw/depot/clare/clare.htm Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1898

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