The mission of the Clinton Northern Railway is to preserve the history of the railroad and its impact on small town America at the turn of the century and beyond.

Work continues

By: Gary McCampbell

Fun Family Fridays has one more turn on the stage with a progressive dinner, scavenger hunt, and singing and instrumentals by the Mint City Jammers.
So then we will be fully concentrating on the depot and rail car restoration.

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Working on the Railroad, ahh, it continues

By: Gary McCampbell

The crew will be hitting the rails again tomorrow as the weather looks really good. They will be going for the roof. A few half carlines have been made, the inside, underside of the roof will be removed in places and we look at what needs to be done to replace the carlines (rafters) so that we can put new roofing on and start figuring out what we need to do with the windows. There are 19 windows and airvents per sides. We will need to work out ways to put screens on the windows.

Let the fun continue.

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The Depot and the cars are progressing>

By: Gary McCampbell

Amazing what a few days, a lot of work, a lot planning, well you all know the type of story that goes on behind the scenes of any project, major or minor.

The depot is almost ready, great strides have been made on the RPO (Railroad Post Office), plans for Fun Family Fridays are jelling and well things just are happening.

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Model Railroad Club:


  • Join us at 6:30PM on the first Friday of each Month at the Depot!

History of the Railroad in St.Johns

1853 - St.Johns is organized by a group of speculators who anticipate the building of the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad through the area

1920 - Grand Trunk Railroad Depot, which is now home to the Clinton Northern Railway, is built on Railroad Street.

1964 - The last Passenger Train ran through St.Johns

1992 - The last Freight Train ran through St.Johns

1996 - The last of the railroad tracks through the city are removed

2006 - A short section of track is laid behind the depot and a 1926 Ann Arbor Crew Car is placed there.


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