Car Ferry - Grand Haven - (1903-1931)


Railroad: Grand Trunk Western

Built/Acquired: 1903. Craig Shipbuilding Co. Toledo, OH

Crossing: Lake Michigan

End of Service: 1931 in Lake Michigan. 1946 in other roles out-of-state.

Disposition: Sank during heavy seas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Length: 306 feet. Held 26 cars.

Type:


Built in 1903. Operated by the Grand Trunk Western

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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