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The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena was a successor to the Boyne City & South Eastern railroad. The line was built in 1893 by the White family lumber interests east from Boyne City into the forest and a connection with the Grand Rapids & Indiana at Moore near Boyne Falls. Under BCG&A, it was expanded to Gaylord (in 1905), Atlanta (1914) and Alpena ...
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 tracks are still in place and the freight still runs ...
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. On November 18 of that same year the company opened a ...
Jun 27, 2019 · The Otsego County Historical Museum is located at 320 W. Main Street in downtown Gaylord and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday through the summer. Another reminder of local ...
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Sep 6, 2020 · The line was owned by the W.H. White Lumber Company to tap into northern Michigan's logging industry. In 1905, the Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena Railroad was chartered to succeed the line and extend it to Alpena, MI, 91 miles east of Boyne City. ( Right-of-Way) While expansion took longer than expected, the railroad finally reached Alpena in 1918.
The first regular passenger train was run over the road November 20th, 1893, going to Posen, being as far as the road was completed at that time. It was extended gradually through the pine forests until Jackson Lake was reached. April 16th, 1895, the road was purchased by the Detroit & Mackinac, and designated the Northern Division.
Most interesting is Alpena’s State “Street” (Avenue). It was originally named “State of Maine Street” after the many people from the state of Maine who lived on it. More Street Talk: • A Street is a public way that has buildings on both sides of it. Streets run perpendicular to avenues, typically east and west.
