This was the street railway in the City of Marquette. It was powered by overhead electric.
Built → Marquette City & Presque Isle Railway → Marquette City Railway Co.
Built: 1891.
Operated for 34 years.
Sold: 1925 - Marquette City Railway [CERA]
Reference: [MRRC]
This railroad also provided a substantial amount of freight businss for the LS&I and a chemical plant (Cliffs Dow).
1891. Street car operations began in 1891 from Marquette to Presque Isle Park, a mile north of town on Lake Superior (near the current LS&I Presque Isle ore dock).
1925. This railroad was reorganized as the Marquette City Railway Co.
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