Railroad: The Alanson & Petoskey Rail Road Company

The Alanson & Petoskey Rail Road Company was incorporated in 1990 for the purpose of operating the former GR&I/Penn Central line between Alanson and Conway. Operations ended in 1994. [MRL]


Penn CentralAlanson & Petoskeyclosed


Built: 1874 by the Grand Rapids & Indiana. Became the Pennsylvania and Penn Central.

Began using: Penn Central in 1990.

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

The line was leased from the Penn Central railroad. This was a tourist line.


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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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