ALDEN DEPOT MUSEUM TRAIN SHOW AND SWAP MEET 2022
Opens:
August 13 and 14 from 10am to 4pm
August 20 and 21 from 1pm to 4pm
August 27 and 28 from 1pm to 4pm
On display will be operating model trains of all gauges, Railroad Memorabilia, and History of trains in Michigan and Antrim County. We will also have a swap meet for buying or selling trains and accessories. This show is FREE and is a fun and an educational place to bring the children, young and old.
Masks are optional. All COVID guidelines will be followed.
For information call Paul Delange at 231-377-7333 or E-mail at dpdelange@charter.net
Address:
Alden Depot
10670 Coy St
Alden, MI 49612
Once known as ”the finest depot on the line north of Grand Rapids.” It was built in 1907 to replace one that despite efforts of a bucket brigade burned to the ground in 1906. The Pere Marquette Train Depot was the center of activity in Alden. With trains arriving daily a favorite evening pastime in Alden was to go down to the depot and watch as passengers headed to one of the areas many summer camps disembarked from the “Resort Special”. More ticket were sold with a destination of Alden than any other spot along the line.*
An extensive restoration of the depot and railcars has been achieved over the past few years as well as an addition of a new large storage building adjacent to the depot. The museum site is a treasure for Antrim County.
The depot now has a permanent series of model train layouts. Several layouts have been gifted to the museum and members of the NMRRC have built additional layouts. A portion of the layout used for the Festival of Trains is set up each year as well as Paul Delange’s extensive pre-war Standard Gauge layout.
Contact Paul Delange at 231-377-7333 or E-mail at ddelange@juno.com
- Alden Depot – A State of Michigan Historical Site by Pricilla Miller
For more historical information about the depot see: http://www.visitalden.com/historyofalden/depotmuseumhistsite.html
Click here for Collected Pictures from NMRCC on the Alden Depot
Northern Michigan RailRoad Club 