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Altogether only 187.9 miles (302.4 km) of a projected 600 miles (970 km)-plus were in operation, and the state's finances were in chaos. In 1846 the legislature sold both the "Southern" and "Central" lines to private investors at a loss; out of the ruins of the state's projects arose the Michigan Southern Railroad and Michigan Central Railroad.
Wisconsin. East Troy Electric Railroad. Kenosha Streetcar. Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway (Closed in October 2001) Lumberjack Steam Train. Mid-Continent Railway Museum. National Railroad Museum, Ashwaubenon (includes a small rail loop) Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway. Riverside and Great Northern Railway.
The Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. [3] The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and development in ...
Website. southernmichiganrailroad.com. The Southern Michigan Railroad Society is a railway museum in Clinton, Michigan, United States. It has preserved 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of track and a variety of railroad equipment including the only GMDH-3 locomotive ever built. Trains are operated on a seasonal schedule.
The Michigan Central Railroad ( reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada.
The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
NRHP reference No. 77001397 [1] Added to NRHP. April 13, 1977. The Thomas Edison Depot Museum (previously the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Depot) is a former railway depot located at 520 State Street in Port Huron, Michigan. It has been converted into a museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
T. Thomas Edison Depot Museum. Categories: Industry museums in Michigan. Rail transportation in Michigan. Railroad museums in the United States by state or territory. Transportation museums in Michigan.