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The Alpena and Northern Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated briefly in northern Michigan during the 1890s. The company incorporated on July 28, 1893, with the intention of building an 85-mile (137 km) line from Alpena to Mackinaw City, on the south shore of the Straits of Mackinac.
Mar 11, 2014 · Another line, the Alpena and Northern, was built to tap the rich lumber resources of the area. The two merged in 1895 to form the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.
February: The Lancaster Dispatcher, a newsletter of the National Railway Historical Society, reports that more mileage of the nation's railroad trackage is currently in bankruptcy, than during the depression in the early 1930's. [IT-10/1972] May: The New York Central abandons more of its "Old Road" from Osseo west to Hillsdale, about 5 miles. [GM]
Alpena is situated along the Lake State Railway, formerly the Detroit and Mackinac Railway (D&M). Earlier railroads that served Alpena were built and owned by the Alger Smith and Co. logging company: (1) the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad, which entered Alpena from the south around 1886, and (2) the Alpena and Northern Railroad.
The company was started in 1886, and this plant was built after 1910 and had several buildings and locations. The plant was served by the Alpena & Northern railroad and then the Detroit & Mackinac. It likely received service from the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena around 1915 for a brief period.
Boyne City &Southeastern railroad → Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad → Boyne City railroad. Operated for 30 years. Became: 1905 from Boyne City (BC&SE was built in 1893). Eventually to Alpena, plus forest branches. Became: Boyne City Railroad in 1935, cut back to Boyne City to GR&I near Boyne Falls connection. Reference: [MRRC]
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The Alpena and Northern Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated briefly in northern Michigan during the 1890s. The company incorporated on July 28, 1893, with the intention of building an 85-mile (137 km) line from Alpena to Mackinaw City, on the south shore of the Straits of Mackinac.
