Early 1920's: Pere Marquette abandons Rodnew-Chippewa lake branch. [IT-2/1974]
Late 1920's: The Michigan Central abandons its spur from Mount Forest to Bentley. [NK]
Late 1920's: The New York Central (LSMS) is elevated through South Bend, Indiana [LS]
The production of iron ore on the Gogebic Iron Range begins to steadily decline in the 1920's. In the 1920's, 9 million tons of ore per year is shipped from this range through the Soo Line ore dock and the three C&NW ore docks at Ashland, Wisconsin. [LSIOR]
After World War I, mules underground are largely replaced by by electric locomotives, and horses, which pulled timber above ground were replaced by steam tractors. [VOI]
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