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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 LaRocque on November ...
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.
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 ...
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
Railroad: Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company. 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 railroad continued operation for many years.
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 · 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...