In 1896, the first year of operation of the Green Bay & Western railroad, a new 20' by 40' freight/passenger depot was erected in Black Creek. This postcard view shows the depot in 1909. First-class passenger car #52 is on the right, while a 40- series coach (note the closer window spacing) is just ahead of it.  The train must be close to departing, as people are beginning to board.

The depot also saw a lot of less-than-carload traffic also. Check out the various items sitting on the passenger platform.

After 1918 Black Creek took on even more importance to the Green Bay Route when the Wisconsin and Northern completed an extension from Shawano to Black Creek and interchanged with the GB&W.

This photo also appears in Stan Mailer's Green Bay and Western on page 191. The caption in that book reads:

Black Creek is located 23.5 miles west of Green Bay and passenger train No. 1 was scheduled to arrive there at 7:47 am. Visible are the first class 50-series accommodation with the 40-series smoker just ahead. The depot was replaced in the McGee era. This photo was taken about 1909.