Monday, November 2, 2026

Buchanan, MI: Lost/MC Depot and Wood Grain Elevator

Depot: (Satellite)
Elevator: (Satellite)

Amtrak now owns this NYC/MC route.

Steve Nobles posted
Buchanan in Berrien County was settled in 1833. It was first called McCoy's Creek. It became a village in 1858 and a city in 1929. [MPN] Buchanan was on the Michigan Central railroad's main line, about six miles west of Niles. A Pere Marquette branch line ran from Benton Harbor south to Buchanan via Berrien Springs.
Buchanan train depot
Exact date unknown
Tim Shanahan shared

The grain elevator has not changed since 1960.
Apr 20, 1969 @ 20,000; AR1VCEV00010207

Looking East:
Street View, Apr 2026

This is not the same wood elevator that is in the background of the depot photo.
Street View, Apr 2026

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