Conference Information about the 2009 Conference...

Presentations:

• "Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad - Expressway for Industry" - Chuck Geletzke

• "NYC, PC, Conrail & NS Dispatching on the Michigan Division 1958 - 2006" - Rahn Stokes

• "Michigan Coal and the Rails that moved it". - Mike Delaney

• "Lansing - Jackson Interurban Railway" - Norm Krentel

• Keynote Presentation:  "Runaway Research on the Michigan Central" - Nicholas Marsh

• "The Spring Lake Iron Company, the Railroads and Charcoal Production in West Michigan" - Dave Kindem

• "A Brief History of the Port Huron and Detroit Railroad" - Sandy Duffy

• "A Day in the Life of the Michigan Central's Airline" - Mark Worrall

• "Railroad Freight Car Manufacturing and Social Conflicts in Gilded Age Detroit" - Tom Klug

• "Ann Arbor Railroad:  Ann Arbor to Durand" - Henry Burger

During the luncheon:

• Poster Session A:  Gaylord Gill:  "Deckerville Pere Marquette Depot Project"

• Poster Session B:  Dale Berry:  "MichiganRailroads.com"

Plus:  A tour of the Michigan Central Railroad shop buildings

Plus:  An afterglow at the former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Freight House (Wendy's Restaurant), along with an informal panel discussion.

The Michigan Railroad History Conference Website is hosted by MichiganRailroads.com