NOW

Rosberg Family Park

THEN

Michigan Central Railway Station, Queen Street

A large, two-storey Michigan Central Railway Station, on the southeast corner of Queen Street and Erie Avenue, was formally opened on January 13th, 1884. It sat in the triangle between the tracks going to the new Cantilever Bridge over the Niagara River, and the tracks crossing Erie Avenue at Queen Street. There was an annex with a restaurant, and a trainmaster office was located upstairs. Canadian and U.S. Customs also had offices and a detention cell in the building. In World War I, a company of soldiers from the 19th Regiment were billeted at the station, to form a special guard for the bridges over the river.

As business waned, MCR station operations were transferred to the Victoria Park Station on Victoria Avenue, and the Queen Street station was demolished in 1942.

The railway tracks were removed in the early 2000s, and today the Rosberg Family Park & Splashpad occupies the area.

 


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4310 Queen St, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 3N8, Canada