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1880's: GR&I extends a branch
line from Misaukee Jct. (north of Cadillac) to a new lumber town
called Mitchell (on Crooked Lake, named after the Mitchell
brothers who owned the mill). - [MRC-09/88]
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Early: DSS&A builds depot in
St. Ignace. It was moved to the waterfront in 1946 as a part of a
consoldation of rail yards.. - [MRDC-8/89]
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Detroit & Bay City abandons branch
from Lapeer to northeast of Lapeer (near North Branch). [MRRC]
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Railroads in the United States
generally achieve a standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2". [STOV]
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About 25% of all track rail is made
of steel. [STOV]
- The Calumet and Hecla Mining
Co. had sunk 17 mine shafts and was smelting its own copper.
[MOD-6/1985]
- Between 1880 and the turn of
the century, Detroit became a major center for shipbuilding, cigar
manufacturing, and the production of pharmaceuticals. Other
major manufactured products included railroad cars, paints and
varnishes, foundry and machine shop products, as well as beer.
[BOM]
- The Milwaukee Junction
industrial area begins to grow. [CRP1]
- Petosky becomes the center of a
large commuter /tourist train network. By 1898, the GR&I
runs 15 round trips to Harbor Springs, 7 to Oden, 5 south to
Walloon Lake and 4 to Mackinaw City, in addition to "dummy" trains
every 20 minutes to a Methodist camp in Bay View. By 1905,
the line to Harbor Springs is double-tracked. Even the Pere
Marquette ran 10 trips daily between Charlevoix and Petosky.
The last trains ran to Harbor Springs in the summer of 1941.
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