| The Grand Trunk's Lansing depot was built in 1902. The
Jacobean Revival style station was designed by Spier and Rohns, the architects
who also designed the Grand Trunk stations in Battle Creek and Durand, and
the MC depot in Niles.
In 1942 the station was heavily damaged when a freight train
derailed at the station. The track side wall was knocked down and the roof
dropped onto the debris but stayed largely intact. The Grand Trunk choose
to repair the building, rather than finish the demolition, and rebuilt the
station to its original condition.
The building served as a passenger station until 1971, when
Amtrak relieved the Grand Trunk of its passenger responsibilities. In 1972,
the building was converted to a resturant. Tracks are still very much in
use, by CN freights and by Amtrak trains which now stop only in
East Lansing. |
