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The Michigan railroad network, c. 1876. Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan.While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the establishment of the railroad.
West Michigan Railroad: White River Railroad: PM: 1879 1884 Chicago and West Michigan Railway: Wisconsin Central Company: CP: 1888 1899 Wisconsin Central Railway: Wisconsin Central Railroad: CP: 1954 1961 Soo Line Railroad: Wisconsin Central Railway: CP: 1897 1954 Wisconsin Central Railroad: Wisconsin and Michigan Railway: WAND 1992 1995 N/A ...
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The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana , and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada .
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.
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 17, 1894 ...
Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad box car, built in 1901, on display at Mid-Continent Railway Museum. In 1904 the railroad carried over 1.2 million short tons (1.1 Mt) of freight, and over 1.1 million short tons (1.00 Mt) of that was iron ore. It had 489 ore cars, 14 locomotives, and 121 employees. [2]
Map of the Ann Arbor and ferry connections. The railroad company was chartered September 21, 1895, as successor to the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway. [1] In 1905, it was acquired by the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway (DTI) and Eugene Zimmerman assumed presidency of both lines. DTI went bankrupt three years later. Zimmerman ...