page_title: Michigan Central Railroad
section_title: Michigan Central Station: Niles
hierarchical_section_title: Michigan Central Railroad / Significant stations and structures / Michigan Central Station: Niles
caption_attribution_description: English: The Michigan Central Railway Depot Battle Creek, Michigan.
context_page_description: The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup, Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage.
  At the end of 1925, MC operated 1871 miles of road and 4139 miles of track; that year it reported 4304 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 600 million passenger-miles.
context_section_description: The Michigan Central station at Niles, Michigan is also famous, having appeared in several Hollywood movies. Like its sister station in Detroit, the station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
caption: Michigan Central Station, Battle Creek
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