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by Dale Berry. The first common carrier railroad in Alpena was the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad which entered Alpena from the south around 1886 and was built by Alger, Smith and Co. interests (a logging company). A second road, also owned by Alger, Smith & Co., was the Alpena and Northern Railroad, which was opened from Alpena to ...
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. The Alpena & Northern railroad was constructed northwest into the forests around 1893 after the ...
Oct 6, 2017 · Oct 6, 2017. Jason Ogden ... Thompson said a committee is working to get a railroad car, which were used as relief shelters in the area, following the fire. ... Alpena, MI 49707 | 989-354-3111 ...
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.
- 1893–1895
- 68.7 miles (110.6 km)
- 1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
- Detroit and Mackinac Railway
Bay City and Alpena Railroad: D&M: 1881 1883 Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad: Bay City and Battle Creek Railway: NYC: 1889 1916 Michigan Central Railroad: Bay City Belt Line Railroad: PM: 1889 1903 Pere Marquette Railroad: Bay City and East Saginaw Railroad: PM: 1864 1872 Flint and Pere Marquette Railway: Bay City Terminal Railway: CN ...
The Alpena and Northern Railroad was built in 1893 from Alpena (north of the Thunder Bay River) to LaRoque (now known as Hawks) in Presque Isle County. The Jackson Lake branch from LaRoque to the Valentine Lake area in Montmorency County was built in 1894. This railroad was affiliated with the logging interests of the Alger, Smith & Company.
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
