Editing Lake Orion, Michigan (section)

===Railroads and trails===
The Village of Lake Orion was served by trains on the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] from 1872 to 1976, and the [[Detroit United Railway|Detroit United Railway interurban system]] from 1899 to 1931. Each service had its own track and depot, although both were named "Orion" and in the village near the intersection of [[M-24 (Michigan highway)|M-24]] and Flint Street.<ref name="michiganrailroads">{{cite web|url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/OaklandStations/LakeOrionMI.htm|title=Station: Lake Orion, MI|publisher=michiganrailroads.com|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111055534/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/OaklandStations/LakeOrionMI.htm|archive-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Lake Orion also had a [[flag stop]], Rudds Station, on the MCC line east of the village near Clarkston and Kern Roads. Rudds Station served Rudds Mill, a milling operation on [[Paint Creek (Oakland County, Michigan)|Paint Creek]] that produced wheat.<ref name="orionhistoricalsociety">{{cite web |date=2 June 2001 |title=Paint Creek Trail Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Kern & Clarkston Roads, Lake Orion, MI |url=http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Rudd%20Mill%20Marker.htm |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061654/http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Rudd%20Mill%20Marker.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=www.orionhistoricalsociety.org |publisher=}}</ref> The MCR line ran from [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]] to [[Mackinaw City, Michigan|Mackinaw City]], and the Flint Division of the DUR line ran from [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]] to [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]. With the automobile's increased popularity and the paving of M-24 in 1929,<ref name="orionhistoricalsociety2">{{cite web |title=Scott Story Page Thirteen |url=http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Scott%20Story/Page%20Thirteen.htm |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061655/http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Scott%20Story/Page%20Thirteen.htm |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=www.orionhistoricalsociety.org |publisher=}}</ref> passenger service on the DUR ended in 1931,{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} and track was scrapped during the 1940s for a [[War effort|World War II metal drive]]. Little remains of the corridor.<ref>[http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Railroads/ElectricTraction/DetroitUnitedRailway Detroit United Railway] {{Dead link|date=March 2025}}</ref> The MCR line maintained passenger service until 1950, and freight service continued until the 1970s. The MCC track passed through [[New York Central]] and [[Penn Central]] and operated until 1976, when it was closed after acquisition by [[Conrail]]. The original MCR rails and track east of M-24 were completely removed, and the line from the village south toward [[Rochester, Michigan|Rochester]], now serves as the recreational [[Paint Creek Trail]].<ref name="paintcreektrail">{{cite web|url=http://www.paintcreektrail.org/|title=Paint Creek Trail &#124; Michigan's First Rail-to-Trail|publisher=paintcreektrail.org|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> The line from the village north to [[Oxford, Michigan|Oxford]] exists now only as a narrow path, but still passes over the historic [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Oakland County, Michigan|Indian Lake Road Stone Arch Bridge]], a small [[limestone]] bridge constructed over Indian Lake Road in 1891.<ref name="orionhistoricalsociety3">{{cite web |title=Indian Lake Bridge Project |url=http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Indian%20Lake%20Bridge.htm |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123094539/http://www.orionhistoricalsociety.org/Indian%20Lake%20Bridge.htm |archive-date=November 23, 2012 |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=www.orionhistoricalsociety.org |publisher=}}</ref>

Lake Orion was also served by trains on the [[Grand Trunk Western Railroad]]. The Polly Ann line ran from [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] to [[Caseville, Michigan|Caseville]], passing through western Orion Township. Two flag stop stations served Lake Orion on the Polly Ann line. Eames Station was near the intersection of Joslyn and Silverbell Roads, and Cole Station was near the intersection of Joslyn and Clarkston Roads.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Lake Orion|author1=Ingram, J.E.|author2=Grove, L.|date=2006|publisher=Arcadia Pub.|isbn=9780738539560|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OioLW2Hq3sQC|page=8|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> A short section of the track was still in use as of 2014, operated by [[Canadian National Railway]] specifically to connect the [[General Motors]] [[Orion Assembly]] plant with the CN main line in Pontiac, but all track north of Orion Assembly was eliminated and removed by 1985. In 1993, a [[rail trail|Rails to Trails]] federal grant was awarded and matched by the [[Michigan DNR|Michigan Department of Natural Resources]], providing more than $728,000 to purchase the [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]] from Grand Trunk. The corridor now serves as the recreational Polly Ann Trail, connecting Lake Orion with [[Oxford, Michigan|Oxford]], [[Addison Township, Michigan|Addison Township]], and [[Leonard, Michigan|Leonard]].<ref name="pollyanntrailway">{{cite web|url=http://www.pollyanntrailway.org/|title=Polly Ann Trail|publisher=pollyanntrailway.org|access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref>