Railroad: Hillsdale County Railway Company

The Hillsdale County railway was organized to contract with the states of Michigan and Indiana to operate former Conrail/Penn Central lines in Hillsdale and Indiana. The Little River railroad's steam tourist railroad also began operating on this line in 1979.


State of Michigan (Penn Central)Hillsdale Co. Ry.Indiana Northeastern Ry. (State of Michigan)

Operation: Begins in 1976, Hillsdale and Branch County.

Became: INE RR in 1993.

Reference: [MRRC]


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Hillsdale Co. RailroadPhotos Info: Top HCRC 1976 is photographed with a train south of Hillsdale in 1976. This is a NW-2 switcher. 2nd photo, the same locomotive switches a businesws near the same location. [Both, Doug Leffler]

Hillsdale Co. Railroad

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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