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The BCG&A announced that they are taking over the property of the Boyne City & Southeastern railroad, and plan to extend the line to Alpena, 110 miles. [RG-1905-0421] 1905. Two men were killed and six fatally injured in an accident on the new Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena railroad near Elmira today.
Jul 21, 2022 · ALPENA TOWNSHIP — Six train cars hauling a load of stone derailed between Werth Road and Grant Street in Alpena Township around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Neither police on scene nor the train’s...
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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.
- 1894–1992
- Lake State Railway
- D&M, DM
The trip was called the "Gillman Special", named after a railroad official, and ran from Detroit, through Saginaw and Bay City, Alpena to Tower and return. The purpose of the trip was to show off the Pere Marquette and Detroit & Mackinac railroads and their passenger trains.
Feb 1, 2023 · More orders will be added as time allows. February 1, 1925 (Sunday) 1 - 6:20 am. To C&E No. 18 at Boyne City No orders between Boyne City and Gaylord. CMD. 2 - 8:27 pm. To C&E No. 18 at Gaylord. No orders between Gaylord and Alpena. Report your arrival at Atlanta.
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 ...
Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum seems to have the most information on the railroad: Railroad Origins in Alpena - including Detroit & Mackinac lines and other lines in Alpena. Logging the North Woods. Review of the Physical Condition of Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad in 1909. Dispatching the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena in 1925
