Railroad: Algonac Transit Company

The Algonac Transit railroad operated in St. Clair County from 1930 to 1957. The railroad was reportedly owned by the Chris-Craft boat company, an Algonac manufacturer of recreational boats. The line served their facility for industrial purposes, connecting with the Port Huron & Detroit railroad in Marine City.


BoughtAlgonac Transit railroad → Dissolved


Bought: A private railroad from Marine City to Algonac in 1930.

Operated for 27 years.

Ended: Railroad operations ended in 1957.

Reference: [MRRC]


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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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