Blog Archives
March 8th 2019
Holly Union Depot Update Meeting March 19 Holly, MI – In the year 2000, the Holly Union Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a group of community leaders working toward rehabilitating the building so that it may be enjoyed by everyone. We are currently fundraising to restore this beloved […]
January 31st 2019
Holly Community Rallying to Move Historic Train Depot (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 31, 2019) Holly, MI- “We can only look at our beautiful building from afar,” said Village of Holly Assistant Manager and DDA Director Katy Hughes as she explained the desire behind the community’s effort to move the 1886-built Holly Union Depot to a […]
November 24th 2018
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Dec. 8-9 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight and passenger […]
November 16th 2018
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Dec. 1-2 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight and passenger […]
November 2nd 2018
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Nov. 23, 24, & 25 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple […]
October 25th 2018
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Nov 10-11 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight and passenger […]
May 1st 2018
Artist Kevin Burdick Shares Creation of New Train Mural in Holly (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 1, 2018) Holly, MI – A new mural covers the back of the building where Broad Street and Battle Alley meet in Downtown Holly, across the street from the Holly Hotel. What once was a gray railroad scene taking up […]
January 3rd 2018
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Jan. 13 & 14 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight and […]
December 3rd 2017
Video Shows Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Rolling through Michigan (Crystal Proxmire, Dec. 3, 2017) Romulus, MI – For 19 years Canadian Pacific Railroad has celebrated the holidays and raised money for charity with their Holiday Train. The train travels through Canada and the United States with a 1,000 feet of railroad cars decorated with seasonal […]
November 20th 2017
Detroit Model Railroad Club Open House Nov 24, 25, & 26 Holly, MI – Come see what model railroading is all about at one of the largest O scale model railroads in the country. During open houses, we operate the railroad with a dispatcher controlling railroad traffic on the mainline, and engineers driving multiple freight […]