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Feb 1, 2023 · The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena railroad was a common-carrier railroad which mainly transported logs from the forest to the White Lumber Company in Boyne City. The original line was built in 1893 from Boyne City reaching Boyne Falls and a connection with the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad.
The initial line was laid in 1893, connecting the docks at Boyne City (on Lake Charlevoix) with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. In November of 1905, the railroad was renamed the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena Railroad, as tracks were laid towards Alpena, MI.
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 ...
Herron, a community in Wilson Township of Alpena County, Michigan, was named in honor of Fred Herron, an early settler, lumberman and farmer. It is likely the personnel of the Boyne City, Gaylord, and Alpena Railroad named the village “Herron” at the time the rails were put into operation in 1918.
Feb 15, 2014 · Cady is slated to give a digital presentation on March 11 entitled “Alpena and its Railroad Heritage.” Focus of the program will be how railroads have developed and served Alpena since the ...
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 historic port city of Alpena is nestled between a vast emerald forest and a clear blue bay. Fishing and Lumbering. Founded in 1871, Alpena began as an early commercial fishing port and soon grew to be one of the nation’s most profitable lumber harvesting locations. Lumber camps dotted the region and logs were floated down the Thunder Bay ...
