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Station: Alpena, MI. Alpena was settled around 1835 and originally called Freemont but was changed by the post office to Alpena. [MPN] The first railroad communications from the south came in 1886 with the arrival of the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena.
Railroad: Boyne City, Gaylord and Alpena Railroad Company. 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.
where it connected to the GR&I. The original purpose of the line was to connect the Grand Rapids & Indiana to. Great Lakes shipping at the docks in Boyne City, on Lake Charlevoix. The railroad expanded 92 miles to Alpena, became the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena in 1905.
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 Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad was incorporated in 1905 and operated over 83 miles of trackage, becoming the Boyne City Railroad in 1935 before going out of business.) Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum seems to have the most information on the railroad:
Sep 6, 2020 · The Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena Railroad. September 06, 2020. Boyne City, MI's railroad operations began in 1893 with the creation of the Boyne City Southeastern Railroad, running 7 miles east to Boyne Falls. The line was owned by the W.H. White Lumber Company to tap into northern Michigan's logging industry. Image: Detroit Public Library.
