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The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena railroad was built to bring logs in to the White Lumber Company in Boyne City from northern Michigan's forests. The railroad was owned by the White family, which owned a large saw mill on the southeast edge of Lake Charlevoix.
Mar 11, 2014 · It’s the railroad that served Alpena from when its predecessor came into town in 1886 until Lake State Railway bought the line in 1992.
The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad, was a 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) narrow gauge 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.
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.
Map: Alpena County - 1920. Photo Info/Credit: 1920's. Sue Oinas collection. To enlarge, hold down Ctrl key and scroll with your mouse.
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Alpena County is located on the shore of Thunder Bay & Lake Huron, in Northeastern Michigan.