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1912 map of the railway The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad , was a 3 ft 2 in ( 965 mm ) narrow gauge [ 2 ] short line operated from Bay City northward to the Lake Huron port of Alpena . The line was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge in 1886 [ 3 ] and was reorganized into the Detroit and Mackinac (D&M) on December ...
Pages in category "Railway locomotives introduced in 1950" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of preserved locomotives in the United States, organized by state then city or town of their last-known locations. It is intended to list all locomotives that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage registers, or that are preserved and displayed or stored or operated at museums or heritage railways .
Pages in category "Preserved steam locomotives of Michigan" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Starting in 1945 Detroit Terminal Railroad began replacing its steam locomotives with diesel-electric locomotives. It purchased its first two diesel locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Company in 1945, numbers 101 and 102, both models VO-1000, followed by #103, a DS44-1000 in 1947.
Motive power was provided by Class A 4-4-2 steam locomotives between Chicago and Milwaukee, and by the Class F3 Pacifics north. Dieselization came in 1950 with Erie-builts from Fairbanks-Morse. Later diesels included EMD E7s, EMD FP7s, and finally EMD GP9s. The train received newer equipment in 1948, including third-generation Beaver Tail parlors.
The railroad replaced its steam locomotives with two diesel electric switcher locomotives manufactured by American Locomotive Company, purchased in 1945 (model S-1 #51 and #52) [9] and the third purchased in the early 1950s (model S-2 #60). For a few years, the railroad touted that they were the first completely dieselized railroad in Michigan.
The Shay Logging Locomotive is a Class B steam-powered Shay locomotive designated number 549. [2] It is powered by three 10 inches (250 mm) bore, 12 inches (300 mm) stroke cylinders. [ 3 ] It is 35 feet (11 m) in length and weighs 45 tons