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The Detroit & Mackinac railway was assembled by New York railroad financers associated with J. P. Morgan & Co. in 1895 by combining the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena and the Alpena & Northern railroads. The Au Sable & Northwestern was added about 1912.
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.
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The Detroit and Mackinac Railway ( reporting marks D&M, DM ), informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The railroad had its main offices and shops in Tawas City with its main line running from Bay City north to Cheboygan, and operated from 1894 to 1992.
The Boyne City Southeastern Railroad was established by William Howard White in Boyne City, Michigan in 1893 for the purpose of logging the forests of northern Michigan. The initial line was laid in 1893, connecting the docks at Boyne City (on Lake Charlevoix) with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad.
Mar 11, 2014 · ALPENA — Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan’s planetarium held a standing room-only crowd to see a presentation on Alpena’s railroad history and the hobby of riding the rails in motorcars.
Railway Co. The Detroit & Mackinac was incorporated in December of 1894, and was made up of many small railroads. In April of 1979 they purchased 72 miles of former Penn Central track from Mackinaw city to Sallings, also the State of Michigan designated D&M as the operator of ex Penn Central tracks from. Linwood to Sallings.
The Detroit, Bay City, and Alpena Railway Company Depot located near the corner of Werth and Piper Roads. This was the first train depot in Alpena.
