Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Historical Society
Formed in 2007, the purpose of The Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Historical Society is: To collect, archive, preserve, and present, all for the education of the community, historical documents, photographs, drawings, artifacts and equipment relating to The Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Company and its predecessors, The Port Huron Southern Railway and The Detroit Bay City & Western Railroad, as well as the Grand Trunk Western/Canadian National, and the Pere Marquette/Chesapeake and Ohio. To obtain, restore and maintain the roundhouse at 32nd Street for use as a museum, as well as other structures, artifacts, and rolling stock, as they may become available; To accumulate, conserve, and index all data relating to the above-named railroads for the use of scholars, rail fans and scale
modelers.
Current fundraising efforts are dedicated to returning Alco-built S1 #52, one of the first two diesel locomotives owned by the PH&D RR, to our museum site; moving former Grand Trunk Western Refrigerator Car #206447 from Holland, Michigan to our site; restoration of PH&D Caboose #52/#62 at our site; and restoration of the interior of our main museum/ office building, the former headquarters/ general offices of the PH&D, built in three phases between 1922 -1948. You can find out more or make donations via the following
Mailing Address
Port Huron and Detroit Railroad Historical Society
P.O. Box 315
St. Clair, MI 48079
The mission of the Port Huron And Detroit Historical Society is to collect, archive, preserve and present, all for the education of the community, historical documents, photographs, drawings, artifacts and equipment relating to The Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Company and its predecessors, The Detroit Bay City & Western Railroad and The Port Huron Southern Railroad; To obtain, restore and maintain the office and roundhouse at 2100 32nd Street for use as a museum complex, as well as other structures, and full size rolling stock, as may become available; To accumulate, conserve and index data relating to the above-named railroads for the use of educators, and scholars, and to facilitate the historical education of the community.
