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The Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad was a land grant railroad that was built and operated briefly (1881–1886) in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Incorporated in 1879, the 151.9-mile (244.5 km)-long railroad began operations in 1881.
The Detroit and Mackinac Railway (reporting marks D&M, DM), informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The railroad had its main offices and shops in Tawas City with its main line running from Bay City north to Cheboygan, and operated from 1894 to 1992. In ...
The Mackinac Transportation Company (MTC) was a joint venture founded in 1881 by three separate railroads, the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and the Michigan Central, to create a twelve-month service to connect their three railheads located in Mackinaw City, Michigan and St. Ignace, Michigan. [1]
1904, Detroit & Mackinac started their service between Bay City and Cheboygan. [1] In 1910, after four years of construction, the Detroit to Windsor railroad tunnel was opened using electric locomotives. [1] 1907, the Keweenaw Central Railroad reached Mandan in the northernmost part of the Upper Peninsula. [1]
Detroit Southern Railroad: Detroit and Mackinac Railway: D&M, DM D&M 1894 1992 Lake State Railway: Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad: CP: 1879 1886 Mackinaw and Marquette Railroad: Detroit Manufacturers Railroad: NYC: 1902 1969 Penndel Company: Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad: CN: 1860 1878 Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway ...
This so-called "fresh air bedroom" was used by Railroad Jack, aka Harry Decatur Cooper, to sleep outdoors. The photo, taken in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1914, was originally provided by Cooper.
In 1879-81, venture capitalists led the construction of the Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad (DM&M), a standard-gauge mainline from St. Ignace, on the Straits of Mackinac, to Marquette on Lake Superior.
A new survey ranks Michigan's Mighty Mac among the nation's top 10 most scenic bridges. The Mackinac Bridge ranked seventh nationwide, falling within the top 10 of a 100-bridge ranking.