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1900's Overview

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  • Railroad event or related event in Michigan

  • Important non-railroad event in Michigan or outside.

  • Improvement in Technology         Mining.

  • Railroad built or extended

  • Railroad abandoned and/or removed

  • Economic panic or depression        Car ferries.

 

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  • Early 1900s:  The Copper Range builds the Painesdale Branch from Painsdale Jct. (one mile south of the Atlantic Mine station) to Champion Mine, a length of 4.38 miles. The line passes through the Baltic Mine, Tri-Mountain Mine, and the Champion Mine. [CRH]
  • Early 1900s:  COPR begins transporting students to school for the Adams Township school district between Atlantic and Painesdale and intermediate points. The service continued in some capacity until the 1940’s. [CRH]
  • Early 1900s:  COPR builds a park at Freda, home of the Champion Mill. This was one of the range’s favorite parks. Special trains were operated to the park on Sundays from the region. [CRH]
  • After control of the Lowell & Hastings passed to the Pere Marquette, the PM removed the diamond at Lowell and began upgrading the line for use as a major branch line between Elmdale and Saginaw.  The track from Elmdale south to Freeport was downgraded to a minor branch line.  A new connection was built on the north side of the Elmdale depot between the branch and the main line.  [L&H]