Pittsfield Junction was a railroad station on the Ann Arbor Railroad at its connection with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (later the New York Central's Ypsilanti branch).
History
On the completion of the Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad in 1878, a post office was established at the junction.
Two trains a day from Pittsfield to Ann Arbor in 1903 on the Ann Arbor Railroad.
One train a day from Ypsilanti in 1906 on the New York Central.More information
- Pittsfield Junction, Michigan (Railroad Crossing and Depot) at Pittsfield Township Historical Society
In 1917, the Ann Arbor Railroad erected a new station at Pittsfield Junction, south of Ann Arbor, at a connection with the NYC's Ypsilanti branch. The cost of the station was $2,200. This station took the place of a station that burned down two years before. [MCR-1916 pg. 44]
- Station: Pittsfield Jct., MI, Michigan Railroads
The Pittsfield Jct. depot sat on the southeast side of the railroad crossing, facing both railroads. At its corner was a bay window extending out from both sides of the building, thus affording a view of the tracks in both directions. Inside the office, there were levers controlling the signals and derailers. There were benches along the LS&MS side in the shade, and along the Ann Arbor RR side in the afternoon sun. ... According to the June, 1893 issue of the Official Guide, the LS&MS ran two trains daily except Sunday and the Ann Arbor ran six trains daily except Sunday through this junction. The LS&MS referred to this station as Pittsfield Jct. whereas the Ann Arbor simply referred to the stop as Pittsfield. [MRF-3/1981]
