John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad

Going to Christmasville

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

It was the first day on the job. Joey was a conductor who was preparing the train to the town of Christmasville. He boarded his car, and the train pulled up to the station platform. He stepped off the train. “All aboard to Christmasville.”

The passengers lined up to board the train.

A father, mother, and boy started to board the train. “Are you going to Christmasville?” He asked the boy.

“Oh, I am.” The boy was very excited. “I can’t wait to see Santa Claus.”

“I bet that he can’t wait to see you.” Joey smiled.

A few other passengers boarded, and then came a man and a woman who appeared to be pregnant. “Are you going to Christmasville?”

“Oh,” the man smiled, “we could be having our first child born in Christmasville.”

He looked at their tickets. “Well, Joseph and Mary, I hope that you have a happy child.”

More passengers boarded, and then there were three men holding presents.

“Who are the gifts for?” Joey inquired.

“Oh,” one of the men smiled, “We are going to see the king. We are offering him gifts.”

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“Great! I hope that enjoy the ride.”

The three men boarded the train. More passengers boarded until it was time for the train to depart. Joey was about to board the train when he saw a beautiful lady wearing a shiny blue robe walking towards him holding a ticket. He noticed her bright white feathery wings and the shine on her face, her hands, and her feet with a golden tattoo on her right foot that sparkled and a shiny brass toe ring on her middle toe.

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“You’re an angel.” Joey was very excited.

The angel smiled. “I am happy to be riding with you.” She winked at him.

“But…”

“I know that I am an angel, but I rather would take the train to Christmasville. It gives my wings a rest.” She interrupted.

“All aboard.”

The angel boarded the train. Joey looked around for more passengers before he boarded the train. The train pulled out of the station and was on its way to… Christmasville.

Wishing everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

The cover photo was AI generated

The first photo is from Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.A.

The third photo is from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

The fourth photo is from Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.A.

The fifth photo is the Santa Trolley at the Rockhill Trolley Museum in Rockhill, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

The sixth photo is from the Star Barn in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

The seventh photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.

The eight photo is from Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.

The ninth and tenth photo is from the model train display at the United States Botanical Gardens in Washington D.C.

The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.

The fourteenth photo is from Sanford, North Carolina, U.S.A.

The fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.

The nineteenth photo is the tree at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.A.

The last photo is courtesy from Pixels.com.

The Lincoln Depot, Springfield, Illinois

December 12, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

The U.S. state of Illinois is commonly known as the ‘Land of Lincoln’. Even though Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States of America, was not born in the state, (born in Kentucky) he spent much of his public life here as a lawyer and a politician. In Springfield, the state capital of Illinois, you can visit and tour his home that is owned and operated by the National Park Service. It is also where he is buried along with his wife and son in a tomb in a cemetery on the northwestern area of the city. He is one of the most honored politicians in U.S. history, but when it comes to the railroad, most people would associate him with the railroad more than any other president. Without Air Force One, the railroad was the fastest mode of travel in his day.

This brings us to an old train station in the capital city that is known as the Lincoln Depot. Originally called the Great Western Depot, it was originally built in 1852, and it was repaired in 1857 after a fire destroyed parts of the station. It was here on February 11, 1861, where Abraham Lincoln made what would be his final speech in the capital city before he departed on a train for another capital city, Washington D.C., to begin his life as the President of the United States of America.

Around 1900, passenger and freight service ceased. The depot when through many ownerships before it was bought by a local group in 1960 to preserve the depot, and it was eventually made into a museum. There was another fire in 1968. (Arson was suspected but not proven.) The museum was closed in 1977, but it was reopened as a museum in 1980 when a new owner took over. The museum was closed in 2011, and it was sold again to be a law office, but the lawyer was a descendant of Abraham Lincoln’s law partner. In 2014, it was a museum again, and it remains a museum today.

Today, the Lincoln Depot in Springfield, Illinois in on the National Register of Historical Places. The trains that pass by the station are freight trains from the Norfolk Southern Railway. (Amtrak service is in the center of the city just blocks from the State Capitol.) It is open Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Please note that only the first floor is open to the public, and admission is free. It is also wheelchair accessible. The museum does not have its own parking. There is metered parking on the street or you can park at a parking garage. You can get more information on the depot at https://www.lincolndepot.org/. On the website, you read Abraham Lincoln’s farewell speech, read more into the history of the train depot including a timeline, and see photos of the depot.

When in Illinois, visit the capital city of Springfield. Visit an old train depot where the journey of a man on his way to a house called the White House, began.

‘Bridge of Dreams’, Brinkhaven, Ohio

December 5, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

The U.S. state of Ohio has so many great sites throughout the state. It has great historic houses, museums, and parks. The state is also known for its covered bridges. One of these covered bridges is known as the ‘Bridge of Dreams’ in the small town of Brinkhaven. Unlike most covered bridges, this particular covered bridge was not an automobile bridge but is part of a hiking trail. Why is it called the ‘Bridge of Dreams’? The answer is that the bridge that crossed the Mohican River was considered to expensive to build, but money was raised, and it was built. Today, the ‘Bridge of Dreams’ is the second longest covered bridge in the state of Ohio and the third longest covered bridge in the United States of America. If you love covered bridges, you will wanted to see the ‘Bridge of Dreams’ in Brinkhaven, Ohio.

Some of you are saying, “This is nice. I love covered bridges. It is a great thing about the United States of America. The sad thing is that with this being a covered bridge, it has nothing to do with the railroad. Therefore, I will not be dreaming of seeing this covered bridge.”

What is special about the ‘Bridge of Dreams’? Yes, it is the second longest covered bridge in the state and the third longest covered bridge in the nation, but there is more to the story.

You will just see a long covered bridge if you hike, or bike, the trail. It you approach the bridge from the road, you will notice something. What do you notice from the road?

The ‘Bridge of Dreams’ is a covered bridge today, but it was not always a covered bridge.

Some of you are saying, “Wait a minute, are you saying that this was not always a covered bridge?”

You have read correctly. It was originally a railroad bridge. The trail, known as the Mohican Valley Trail, was built on an old railroad line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. What is now the ‘Bridge of Dreams’ was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1920’s. It was a railroad bridge until the 1990’s when the railroad line was abandoned, and it was made into a rail trail. There was an idea to convert the old railroad bridge into a covered bridge. Fighting against the skeptics, the bridge became a covered bridge, and it was dedicated in 1999.

Today, you can take a walk across a bridge that was once traversed by the railroad. The bridge is a short drive from U.S. Route 62 south of Brinkhaven. You can park next to the trail and take a quarter mile walk on a paved trail that is easily accessible by wheelchairs. If you have enough energy, you can go ahead and walk the entire four and a half mile trail to the nearby town of Danville.

The next time you hear about the ‘Bridge of Dreams’, you can dream about the days when the railroad traversed the Mohican River. The railroad is long gone, but the dream still remains.

Turkeys on the Train

November 27, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

It is Thanksgiving. Many people will be traveling to meet with others to enjoy a big feast. Many will be traveling by train to get to that feast. Did you know that many turkeys will be traveling by train? This is not referring to your exes. This is referring to the turkeys that many of you will be eating on that big day. They come from the farms. They are then prepared and frozen. Some are put into a refrigeration car to be shipped to your local grocery store where you buy it, take it home, and eventually ends up on your table along with many other items.

So, on this thanksgiving, take the time to thank the engineers who drive the train that pulls the cars with the turkeys, the men and women who loaded and unloaded those refrigeration cars.

For those who will be traveling by train, take the time to thank the engineers, the conductors, the porters, the baggage handlers, mechanics and all those who make you journey to and from that feast a pleasurable one.

May everyone have a very Happy Thanksgiving, and may we always be grateful to all those who keep the trains running.

The cover photo is a harvest display at the Omni Homestead Resort in Warm Springs, Virginia, U.S.A.

The turkeys on the train photo is an AI generated photo.

The second photo is a harvest display at a general store in Clifton, Virginia, U.S.A.

The third photo is of the train station for the Arcade and Attica Railroad in Arcade, New York, U.S.A.

The fourth photo is of the Greenbank Train Station which is owned by the Wilmington and Western Railroad in Greenbank, Delaware, U.S.A.

The final photo is the Essex Train Station which is owned by the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat in Essex, Connecticut, U.S.A.

The Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum, Wheeling, West Virginia

November 21, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

There are so many things about the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a state that has so much natural beauty. You have the New River Gorge. You have Dolly Sods, the largest unspoiled natural area east of the Mississippi River. You have the many mountains and valleys. Are you thinking about the coal mining industry? You can visit the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, a once active coal mine in Beckley that is now open for public tours. What about railroads? You have the Cass Scenic Railroad in the town of Cass that takes you to the top of the second highest point in the state. Also in Cass, you can take a ride on the Durbin Rocket. You have the city of Elkins that was once a major railroad city with only excursion trains today. Elkins is also the home of the West Virginia Railroad Museum that tells the history of the railroad in the state. There is so much to the state of West Virginia from small towns to natural beauty to railroads to its cities with the largest city being Charleston, the state capital. A city that is very often overlooked is the city of Wheeling. How is it overlooked as Interstate 70 and the National Road (U.S. Route 40) passes through this city which happens to be on the Ohio River and borders Ohio? Once known as the ‘Gateway to the West’, it was once a big railroad town with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad having a presence here, but it has a great little treasure known as the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum.

What is the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum?

Some of you are saying, “Well, duh, it is a museum of toy and trains that happens to be on Kruger Street.”

You are exactly right. It is on Kruger Street. It is about toys and trains. Well, it is about model trains of which there are plenty here. Yes, there are plenty of museums about toys and about trains, but what makes this place different?

It all began with a father and son who collected toy trains. The collection grew, and they decided to display their collection in a museum, but where?

As you arrive at the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum, you notice that it looks like a school. That is because it was a school. It was bought through an auction, and the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum was opened in September of 1998.

Before you enter the old school, you notice a yellow caboose. Yes, there are cabooses everywhere, but this particular caboose is from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as a memorial to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s influence to the city of Wheeling.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is just the beginning.

You enter the museum, the very first thing you see… is a model train, but there is much more.

The museum features rooms dedicated to different toys, and there are rooms dedicated to different model trains. You have the O Gauge Room. (O Gauge is a size of the model train.)

Then there is the Ohio Valley History Room which has a model train display of the Ohio River Valley of which Wheeling is a part of, and there is a display in honor of Chuck Yeager, a famous jet pilot from the state who is famous for breaking the sound barrier.

What is a train museum without the Historic Train Room? The room has a collection of historic model trains from Lionel.

You have the HO Gauge Room. Yes, it features a HO Gauge model train display, but it also displays locomotives in brass and model trains from all gauges.

Yes this is a museum about toys and trains. For those who are a fan of Peanuts (the cartoon and not the food item), the museum features a collection of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and other Peanuts characters that was donated by a local doctor named William Mercer so that many would enjoy the collection for years to come. Yes, it is about Peanuts, but there is also a model train display here as well.

The Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum is a very special museum in a not-so-famous part of West Virginia. A visit here is a visit you will cherish. For those of the older generation, it will bring back memories of your childhood. For the younger ones, they will see the toys that the children played with before them.

The Kruger Toy and Train Museum is located at 144 Kruger Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is less that a miles from Interstate 70, U.S. Route 40, and West Virginia Route 88. The museum is open year round, but hours do vary due to the time of the year. Parking is on site. Due to the age of the structure, the museum is not wheelchair accessible. You can learn more about the museum and its exhibits, the history of the museum and the building, and get information on hours and admission at https://www.toyandtrain.com/.

They call it wild and wonderful West Virginia, but the state has much to offer. The city of Wheeling has the Kruger Toy and Train Museum. When you visit, you will have a wonderful time.

The Falls Park, Pendleton, Indiana

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

Oh the U.S. state of Indiana is a state famous for the Indianapolis 500 in the capital city of Indianapolis, The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, and for basketball which inspired the movie ‘Hoosiers’ starring Gene Hackman. Like other states in the United States of America, Indiana has great hidden treasures. One of these treasures is the town of Pendleton, a suburb of Indianapolis. What is the town of Pendleton, Indiana famous for? Well, unlike Indianapolis, South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Elkhart, there is not much fame in the town of Pendleton.

Some of you are saying, “Well, it looks like I am not going to visit this town.”

Well, this town has a great treasure. What is this great treasure? Welcome to Falls Park in Pendleton, Indiana. What is great about Falls Park? Well, it does have a waterfall. It may not be as grand as Niagara Falls or Iguazu Falls or Victoria Falls, but just like most waterfalls, it is a beauty to see. Now you have a great reason to visit Falls Park in Pendleton, Indiana.

Some of you are saying, “Oh, I love waterfalls. They are such a beautiful thing to see. I also enjoy parks. There is a big problem. This park is not a railroad park. Therefore, I will not ‘fall’ in love with the town of Pendleton, Indiana.”

So why visit Falls Park in Pendleton, Indiana?

The park itself has a deep history that goes deep. As you enter the park, you will notice what appears to be railroad bridge abutments. Why are they there? Pendleton is not a railroad town nor was it ever a railroad town even though a railroad line does pass through the town. The old abutments are from a railroad line that did cross over the falls. The ‘Bee Line’ passed through the park. Originally part of the ‘Big 4 Railway’ which came through the park in 1851. One of the trails follows the old railroad bed. Like many unused railroad lines, they were abandoned, and the rails were taken up leaving the remnants of the railroad today.

Falls Park is located at 460 Falls Park Drive in Pendleton, Indiana just north of Indiana Route 38 and minutes from Interstate 69 and U.S. Route 36. The park also has a museum and a veterans memorial. The park is open sunrise to sunset, and access to see the waterfalls is available for wheelchairs.

You now have a reason to visit Falls Park in Pendleton, Indiana. Be warned. You will fall in love with this place.

Winston Churchill

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

“We will not surrender!”

The famous words of the British Prime Minister Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill as many in the British Parliament were suggesting negotiating with the Nazis and the Germans as they march across Europe during World War II. It was this stance that began the demise of Nazi Germany. Throughout his life, he served in many political positions.

Before he was Prime Minister, he was a British soldier. As a soldier, he served in many positions. While serving in Africa, he worked with the railroads. Yes, he worked on the railroad supplying the British army throughout Kenya and other parts of the continent. He would ride with a few other soldiers on what is called the ‘cowcatcher’. (The cowcatcher is located on the front of a steam locomotive at the bottom near the tracks.) He is also known for using the Uganda Railway to travel to make speeches.

Winston Churchill, a politician, a stateman, a soldier, a family man, a Brit, and a man who worked on the railroad.

Cover photo is from Google Images. The picture of the train and flag is AI generated. The statue of Winston Churchill is from National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.A.

The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

October 31, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

In the heyday of the railroad, there were railroad lines all over the United States of America. As the railroad declined, less used railroad lines were abandoned. Although many of these railroad lines are lost forever to time, many were preserved as rail trails. Among these rail trails is the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail that runs between the towns of Newville to Shippensburg in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the U.S. state that produced the Penn Central Transportation Company (simply known as the Penn Central) and the world famous Pennsylvania Railroad of which, sadly, neither of them exist today.

Why is it called the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail? Although Conrail was the last owner of the railroad line who took over the line from the Penn Central Transportation Company, the railroad line was originally owned by the Cumberland Valley Railroad that ran railroad service throughout what is called the Cumberland Valley with railroad line through much of the south central region of Pennsylvania and in the northern parts of the U.S. state of Maryland. Very little of the railroad lines of the Cumberland Valley Railroad were preserved.

This brings us to the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail. As mentioned, it begins in the town of Newville and it ends in Shippensburg. What it special about Shippensburg? Well, although it is not a famous railroad town, the Norfolk Southern Railway does continue to pass through the town, but it was also served by the Cumberland Valley Railroad that was taken over by the Penn Central Transportation Company and, the railroad line’s last owner, Conrail, who donated the railroad line to be converted into the railroad trail.

What is special about Shippensburg? The town’s claim to fame is that it is the home of Shippensburg University. The west end of the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail begins at the south side of Shippensburg University. What is special about the rail trail beginning at Shippensburg University? It is here where the Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum is located.

Why here at Shippensburg University? Shippensburg University was a benefactor of the Cumberland Valley Railroad. Here, you will find the Shippensburg Station, a replica train station that serves as a restroom stop for those utilizing the rail trail and is located where a passenger stop for the university was located.

Then you have a boxcar from the Penn Central Transportation Company. What is special about this boxcar? Well, it was not originally owned by the Penn Central Transportation Company but the New York Central System, a railroad company that was taken over by the Penn Central Transportation Company. The boxcar was abandoned at a warehouse in town and was spared from being scrap metal and restored to house artifacts of the Cumberland Valley Railroad and its history and impact on the region.

Then you have another boxcar. This one is from Conrail. Inside, you will see artifacts and the history of Conrail and its people.

You take a short walk down the trail and you see a coal car From the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Why is it here if the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad never came to Shippensburg? The coal car came from a train wreck, and it was brought here as coal was shipped to Shippensburg University, and it is a reminder of how coal impacted the region.

So, if you need a reason to visit Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, you now have one. The rail trail is easy for wheelchairs and so are the boxcars which are open from sunrise to sunset. Most important, the rail trail and the boxcars are free to visit.

“The Ghosts of Eckington Yard”

October 24, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America. (D.C. is an abbreviation for the District of Columbia.) Like many cities, it has streets, and many of its avenues are named for the U.S. states. One of its many entryways is a street known as New York Avenue. What is special about New York Avenue? Well, of course, it is named for the U.S. state of New York, but, before air travel, as New York City was the Gateway to North America with many ships passing by the Statue of Liberty, New York Avenue serves as a gateway into Washington D.C. for cars making the road famous for its massive traffic jams. Before the Interstate Highway System as U.S. Routes were the way to travel across the nation, much of the traffic passing through the city came down New York Avenue as U.S. Routes 1 and 50 came down this road. (Today, only U.S. Route 50 follows New York Avenue as U.S. Route 1 was rerouted.) As you sit in traffic on New York Avenue, you notice that it follows an electrified railroad line. (It was originally owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad but now owned by Amtrak.) As you get closer to downtown, you see the railyard. You climb a hill, you see the yard below. Then you cross a bridge, and you do not see the yard anymore. You see condos, high price condos. The condos are part of the Eckington community, but what is special about those condos?

As mentioned, Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America. It is one of the most visited cities in the world. It is a city with a lot of history. Although the city is not famous as a railroad city, there is much railroad history here.

So, what is special about those condos in Eckington? The story begins when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the nation’s first commercial railroad, came to the nation’s capital.

Until the 1970’s, New York Avenue was a roadway were there were many warehouses. When you heard the traffic reports on New York Avenue, a warehouse was always used as a location. The most famous warehouse was the Hecht Company warehouse. Many of these warehouse were served by railroads. As you travelled down New York Avenue through Eckington, you saw boxcars being loaded and unloaded. During the Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Inaugural, you saw Pullman Cars at that site as, before airplanes, executives had their own private railcars.

That it just a small part of the story.

As the railroad lines went along New York Avenue before going south to Union Station, there were warehouses on the north side and south side of New York Avenue with many of the warehouses served by either the Pennsylvania Railroad or the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad that passed through the yard and went north. The yard continued along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line about a mile north of where the Pennsylvania Railroad went south towards Union Station. (Both the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad served Union Station.) In the 1970’s, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority took up a small section of the yard to build a yard for its subway trains. Things changed as many of the warehouses either closed or began using trucks. In the 1980’s much of the rails were removed, and much of the land was sold.

Today, as you drive along New York Avenue, you see only the Amtrak trains in the yard in what was called the Ivy City Yard. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line, now owned by the Chessie Seaboard System (CSX), only pass through making no stops except to wait for an Amtrak Train going north from Union Station. What was once Eckington Yard now has a bike path where you can walk along where railroads once ran, and you can see where the railroad spurs once were. You can walk under New York Avenue and watch the trains going in and out of Union Station to points north to Philadelphia, New York, and Boston and points west to Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Chicago, and see the old Capital City Arena where a band called the ‘Beatles’ performed their first concert in the United States of America. (It is no longer an arena, but the building still stands.) Although Eckington is a completely different place than it was, as you walk through, the ‘Ghosts of Eckington Yard’ may come out to greet you.

Train Station, Niles, Michigan

October 17, 2024 by jbcowgill, posted in Uncategorized

As the railroad was built to connect cities and towns across the United States of America, each town and city had their own passenger station. You have train station in the major cities that are still in use today like the Main Street Station in Richmond, the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia, Union Stations in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Illinois, Saint Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, Penn Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and Grand Central Station in New York City, New York. You have those old train stations like the terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio and the old train stations in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Reading Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plus the old train terminal in Detroit, Michigan and the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey. Oh, how it would have been great to see the original Penn Station in New York City, New York. How about those small towns? The train stations in Point of Rocks, Maryland, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, and Lebanon, Pennsylvania were very impressive when they were in service.

Then you have the town of Niles in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Michigan. The train station in Niles was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1892. For a small town, it is one fancy Richardsonian Romanesque style station built with brownstone and gabled roofs with a sixty foot clock tower and a garden surrounding the station. The station was featured in the movies Continental Divide, Midnight Run, and Only the Lonely. If the builders were to see this station today, they would see the same train station that was built in 1892 as the exterior has not been altered. The interior has been rearranged with the elimination of the smoking rooms.

Some of you are saying, “This is very nice. Too bad the station is not being used.”

Do not be mistaken. The station is still in use today except Amtrak, not the Michigan Railroad or the New York Central System who took over the Michigan Central Railroad, brings passenger service today. As mentioned, if the builders were to see the station today, they would see little change. The station is also on the National Register of Historical Places and the Michigan State Register.

The Niles Train Station is now owned by Amtrak. It is located on Dey Street just east of Michigan Route 51 north of the town center. Parking is on site. As mentioned, it is still an active train station.

You may not have heard of the town of Niles, Michigan. When you visit, you will see a very special town with an amazing train station.

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