In reality, the tower was only used for office space by the Michigan Central Railroad and subsequent owners of the building.

In 1872 he was president and a director of the Michigan Central Railroad, drawing a salary of $8,000 per year.

The city was also served by the Michigan Central Railroad starting in 1837.

It was a sawmill settlement with a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1888.

It was a station on the Michigan Central Railroad in 1894.

Watrousville was a station on the a branch line of the Michigan Central Railroad.

The Michigan Central Railroad arrived in 1839, making the town a major regional transportation hub.

The village had a station on the Michigan Central Railroad by 1878.

The original depot was built in 1887 by the Michigan Central Railroad, replacing an earlier structure.

However when the Michigan Central Railroad was built, the community dwindled.