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  1. 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 ...

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    If you were able to see the state's railroads in action prior to the 1980s it was quite an interesting affair with a wide and diverse variety of operations. For many, the through lines running along the state's southern periphery are the most well-known, on their way to either Chicago, Detroit, or via southern Ontario. In any event, the state is al...

    During the state's height it was a railfan's paradise; you could catch New York Central streamliners heading to and from Detroit, head west to Lake Michigan or north to Lake Superior and enjoy unique car ferry operations, or even head up to the U.P. and catch ore trains along the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western. In addition, there was a ...

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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

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  7. The Alpena and Northern Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated briefly in northern Michigan during the 1890s. The company's line from Alpena to Hawks. Not shown: the short-lived extension to Lake Jackson.