Baldwin, MI: C&O/PM Coaling Tower and Depot

C&O Railway Pere Marquette District Page 

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Pere Marquette used to have both the north/south and east/west routes through Baldwin, MI. CSX still operates the western and southern spokes.

Tower: (Satellite)

Depot, Actual: (Satellite)

Depot, Labelled: (Satellite)

Nick Christian commented on the posting
Winter time

Kathy Sova posted
Baldwin Mi. Not sure what it was used for.
[A comment thread talks about an abandoned marl plant near Marlborogh, MI.
Several comments list other coaling towers.]
Tim Shanahan shared

Sean Attenberry commented on Kathy's post
Back when it was still being used.

1 of 4 photos posted by Corbin Dickerson

Old C&O coaling tower in Baldwin MI.

The line forking west is still in operation by the Marquette Rail Co.

North and East are long gone.

Charlie Ake: Is the depot still there?

Corbin Dickerson: Charlie Ake yes

Christopher Love shared

Tim Shanahan shared

Scott Scramlin, Jun 2021

Noah Haggerty posted
The former Pere Marquette depot located in Baldwin, Michigan on July 10, 2025, now under ownership by Marquette Rail. Once CSX took over, it was fixed it up for MOW/storage use, and now MQT uses it as a crew base.

Nathan Nietering commented on Noah's post
The last passenger trains stopped at Baldwin on the Grand Rapids-Manistee-Petoskey line at the end of October, 1966. It’s great the depot building remains and still has a use!

Edward Gross, Oct 2003