Railroad: Gogebic and Montreal River Railroad Company

This was a construction railroad, sold to the Wisconsin Central (old) and operated later by the Soo Line. It was operated as far east as Bessemer and the Ramsey area, but not to Wakefield.


BuiltGogebic & Montreal River Railroad → Wisconsin Central railroad


Organized: 1883

Built: Ironwood to Bessemer in 1887.

Operated for 1 year.

Leased to: Wisconsin Central in 1888

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

This may have been a construction railroad.


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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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