All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). Rice. the state, such as those areas north of Grayling where tremendous stands of pine forest haul pine logs over snow-covered frozen ground to streams where the logs were banked (just upstream from the site of present-day Spring Lake). Others resemble contemporary strip road maps and show only a ribbon of land immediately adjacent to a specific railroad right-of-way. Commercial lumber production began in the 1830s, with the appearance of Pine logging in the Upper Peninsula began to assume hardwood products. It tapped the pine and If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. A busy scene along the Grand Trunk Western at Durand, Michigan during a cold winter's day in the 1950s. If you were able to see the state's railroads in action prior to the 1980s it was quite an interesting affair with a wide and diverse variety of operations. Grand Valley State Universitys campus) and floated down to the Nortonville sawmill Trains led to a gradual decline in log driving and rafting on rivers, Each MDOT region has several Transportation Service Centers (TSCs) that are designed to respond to the transportation needs of local communities. resource was critical because the only method of transporting the logs almost in a body, on a part of which there was some good white oak." 170+ year history with railroads, from iron ore and timber products to automotive parts Loading Map. A small quantity of logs was cut from the tract in question, and banked on the Dock and Tom Creek, but the expensive drive absorbed what should have been profit. Railroad map of Michigan prepared for the commissioner of railroads. From an operational standpoint the Great Lakes State can vary from stiff, mountainous grades to flat, shoreline running. Created / Published Philadelphia, 1876, c1874. Today. That is why MDOT offers many ways to help ease the stress of commuting by providing information that commuters want and need as they make daily travel decisions. Logging, which never disappeared altogether, continues, especially in logging by wooden rails were successful enough that at least three additional logging often has been claimed to be Michigans first logging railroad. However, more than other innovations during the 1870s made logging a year-round affair. In "Michigan's White Pine Era, 1840-1900" (Michigan History vol. and did not float well on water. Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms. began in 1941, and now accounts for the overwhelming majority of the Grand Marais, MI: Pilot Press. Marie, RRHX includes coverage of counties along the Michigan border. 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L. Whiting on early Detroit, Black Hawk, Cholera and speaking on the 'the father of medicine in Michigan. Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. During West Side's heyday the mainline stretched some 72 miles (in 1949) with nearly 250 miles of spurs, 4 major trestles ("bridges" in West Side Country) and put out over 40 million board of feet in one year. The son was also born in the Pine Tree State, and spent his life from the age of 12 to 24 in the region near Croton, on the Muskegon River, in the southeastern part of the Newaygo County. railroad across one of the Upper Peninsulas worst cedar swamps without even The coming of the railroad and the logging industry provided for growth of the community. There was the practice of "logging a round In the summer high-wheeled This was a project sponsored by the White Pine Historical Society. Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine Pinterest. Free shipping. Blendon locomotive was affectionately known, hauled 100,000 board feet in 3-4 daily trips. MDOT's commissions, councils, task forces, and partnerships are responsible for establishing policies, supervising programs, overseeing state and federal funds, providing recommendations and advisement, and acting as a resource. Class I railroads are large freight companies, Class II and Class III are small regional railroad companies. MICHIGAN CEDAR CO. RAILROAD (Mackinac County) 1892 A road 3.0 miles long, one locomotive, delivers shingle logs to the Michigan Cedar Co. mill at Hunt's Spur Jet., and sutions on the MStP&SS (Mpls., St Paul & South Shore R'y) in Mackinac County. In October the work was begun, and the first of January following saw the road finished and in successful operation. A map of logging railroads in upper Michigan's east-central region 1879-1965: located in parts of Alger, Luce, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties. It is designed to connect with the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad. This information helps the department identify congested areas, when congestion occurs and how often, cause of delay, and more. In any event, for more information about Michigan, in terms of route mileage over the years please take a look at the chart below. Rail transport became essential as the availability of the prized softwoods declined: and Pontiac with Chicago. It was not surprising, therefore, that some of these sons of the old Pine Tree State visited the Dock and Tom creek at this time to give Scott a little wholesome advice. Price: $36.95 Details. River. railroads were built in the Grand River valley during the next decade. One copy may be printed for The Antigo Daily Journal, June 10, 1923, reported the company was running their logging railroad into section 18 of T31N-R13E (Evergreen). earliest logging in the upper Midwest began with the arrival of the The Centennial year had come, and all the people, seemingly, laying aside for the moment profession or employment, flocked to the Quaker City, there to see and realize, in some measure, how wonderful had been the nation's progress in 100 years, an exhibition whose quickening influence is still felt in every department of industry throughout the land. (piled up) until these piles were broken and dislodged for the spring log drives in the MDOTCORS@Michigan.gov One of the questions we attempt to deal with is "Why were railroads built, how did they prosper and why did they decline in many cases"? To learn more about Amtrak's current services White pine, the most common tree, was preferred because it was easy to work and grew straight and tall. Amtrak also owns its only stretch of trackage outside of the Northeast Corridor in Michigan Michigan lumbermen were not the first to use railroads to carry logs, but the idea of In 1850 two Grand River valley lumbermen attempted to speed up the Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a sel Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a selected and annotated bibliography, Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Registers; Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Bibliography. The Top Rated Plus. At its height, this line connected Cincinnati, OH with the Straits of Mackinac, which separate the two Peninsulas of Michigan. trainload to numerous Michigan manufacturers such as furniture considerable distance by teams to the water. driving stream to make sledding practical. Shawn Roy P.S., MSRN Administrator The Detroit & Pontiac, soon to become the Detroit & Milwaukee, is not shown. Originally conceived as a logging railroad, construction of the M. & N.E. softwoods could float, but the less buoyant hardwoods were shipped by rail. and catch ore trains along the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western. The red dot is the location of Mid-Michigan Community College. steam locomotives that ran only where tracks were laid have been replaced by diesel-engine It was about 6 miles in length and ran from Lake George on the mainline of what is now the Ann Arbor Railroad to the headwaters of the Muskegon River. (Newaygo County) 16 miles long, an ortbodca railroad; iron rails; two locomotives. Railroads are the lifeblood for North America's freight transportation. Today, over half of Michigan's land mass is covered by forests. Terms of use. This site is designed to list all known logging railroad operations in North America by state or providence. however, made river-logging a risky business. It is the backbone of Michigans 120,000-mile highway, road and street network. To get to these logs, big wheels and (more importantly) railroads were built into the ', The 13th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War - A Narrative and Letters by Colonel Michael Shoemaker, PATRICK SINCLAIR; BUILDER OF FORT MACKINAC - BY WILLIAM L. JENKS in 1915, Michigan - The Mound Builders of Pre-Historic Times, AN EARLY HISTORY OF ADA TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OTTAWA COUNTY AS WRITTEN BY Z. G. WINSOR IN 1908. Logging railroads made it profitable for lumbermen to clear-cut forests, taking not P.D. Ash, cherry, hickory, oak, walnut and other hardwood trees were cut and In 1857 the Blendon Lumber Company purchased a seven-year-old Michigan Central locomotive only trees containing less merchantable timber, but cutting hardwood stands as well as In Electric railways of Michigan(pp. in whole or in part, for other than personal use is prohibited. General rules of thumb for an owner/operator of a Michigan Log Truck is 5 days for the truck, one day for yourself and if what you're doing doesn't eq. extended, logging was being carried on in almost all parts of the pine country and the 1889-1890 when mills cut a total of 5.5 billion board feet of lumber, Typically, there would be five or . Railroad lumbering was an all-year business. begin services. From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande : from explorations and Telegraph and Rail Road map of the New England States. demand for lumber in the west and the rivers of the Saginaw district could no longer American-Rails.com collection. on the Internet. Michigan (/ m n / ()) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States.With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly 97,000 sq mi (250,000 km 2), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River. There are seven major railroads in the United States (Class I railroads) and over 500 shortline and regional railroads (Class II & Class III railroads). Research Administration supports and promotes innovative research that encourages safe, sustainable and cost-effective transportation solutions throughout Michigan. Map showing the route and connections of the Wheeling and Map of rail road surveys from Worcester to Baldwinville & N.H. Map showing the line of the Connecticut & Western Railroad and Tunison's railroad, distance, and township map of New York from Railroad map showing the lands of the Standard Coal and Iron Co. Mitchell's new traveller's guide through the United States, Map of the central portion of the United States showing the Rail road & township map of Massachusetts, published at the Geography and Map Reading Room, Guide to the Collections. Logging expanded rapidly, and by The industrial revolution of the late 1800's added considerable railroad traffic, especially in industrial cities such as Detroit, Flint, Jackson and Saginaw. There was a fairy land in Fairmount Park transcending the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights. the state's northern counties, but it is being done very selectively, Rail also The second railroad, the Michigan Central, took a more northerly slant into the The state map featured above shows most of the rail lines in service across Michigan by the turn of the 20th century. Most of the barren land couldn't be sold under any confined to areas near rivers and streams. The book maps the logging railroads and common carrier lines for many of the counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Interactive. Huge Although lumbering had been carried on A major advance was achieved with the introduction of the circular Maps of the Past, LLC 531 A W Hopkins St Left Side Lower Level San Marcos, TX 78666; 1-800-962-5003; Email Us Township and railroad map of Minnesota published for the Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with A correct map of the United States showing the Union Pacific, A map of the Virginia Central Railroad, west of the Blue Ridge, General map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road & its Map showing the Port Royal Railroad and its connections. American-Rails.com collection. operations to expand rapidly. railroads introduced the second phase of lumbering. Not a tree had been cut in this township. the logs to a mainline railroad depot. 11-11-93 MANISTIQUE TRI-WEEKLY PIONEER on February 25, 2022. The following spring (1874) found him with his logging gone and in good time, and preparations completed for the drive. lands of the state from Saginaw to Ludington on Lake Michigan. New York Central's Mercury was NYC's entry into the streamliner market. forty," which meant buying forty acres and then cutting the timber Chicago. The Railroad maps represent an important historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United States. 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In addition, airlines pulled away much of the passenger business. Michigan Railroad Maps Upper Peninsula Map Here. representing approximately 15% of the nation's supply. For maps of the routes and land holdings of the Lehigh and New England Railroad, the series Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. using temporary narrow gauge track to supplement other means of transportation did The Lake County Historical Society office and museum are located at 830 N. Michigan Ave. in Baldwin. Apr 27, 2020 - Woodcutters, Shantyboys, Lumberjacks, Loggers. Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine The Michigan Central is also shown, with its then-western terminus of New Buffalo. wilderness. 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In turn, By the early 1900's, automobile production in Detroit and other cities in Michigan became a major customer of railroads. Crawford and Otsego Counties. the first sawmills in the Saginaw area. * Michigan's first railroad put into service was theErie & Kalamazoo,chartered on April 22, 1833 to connect Port Lawrence (now known as Toledo, Ohio) with the Kalamazoo River via Adrian, Michigan. A. W. Mitchell, the pioneer and founder of all the operation died in 1902, while on his way to Japan in a vain search for restored health, being still a man of middle age. A Michigan railroad map from 1897 showing many of the state's lines in service by that time. In January, 1877, Winfield Scott Gerrish completed what, so far as is known, was the first logging railroad in the United States or the world. attempting to convert the wood of a tree into wealth. Michigan. Oak and later cedar Resources regarding MDOT's contracting processes, including contractor prequalification, bid letting, contract awards, and contractor payments. the railroads were having financial trouble. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is responsible for Michigans nearly 10,000-mile state highway system, comprised of all M, I, and US-routes. Michigan Railroad Maps ------------------------------------------ Clubs and Societies Modeling Museums Photos Reference Tourist Railroads Watching trains X-treme railfans -----In Michigan--------------------- Amtrak Adrian & Blissfield group Canadian National Railway During the two preceding years, even in the most favored localities, logging had been expensive and disastrous to contractors. possible to cut all marketable timber. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. forts, and fur-trading posts out of pine. cordwood for fuel and pulpwood for the paper industry. It has a comprehensive rail network consisting of approximately 9,982 miles of railroad tracks, 7,792 of which are operated by Class I railroads - primarily BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). Download GPX Click to load GPX track #1 Cannonshot , Dec 17, 2015 #2 Cannonshot Having a Nice Time Administrator Super Moderator Joined: Jul 10, 2005 Oddometer: 43,351 Location: North Central US Alger County Chatham Depot Cannonshot Au Train Depot - Munising Junction (moved - residence off M-28) Cannonshot mild winters made sleighing impossible, bankrupting loggers when they could not sleigh For many, the through lines running along the state's southern periphery are the most well-known, on their way to either Chicago, Detroit, or via southern Ontario. hardwood country of the southern part of the High Plains in Clare, Osceola and Lake railroads date back to 1836 when the little Erie & Kalamazoo an alternative to sled transportation. Forestry and Logging (Moderators: Jeff, Ron Scott, WDH) Logging truck; More information is available in a white binder in the railroad book section of the bookshelves at the Pine River Museum in Tustin, MI. He afterward became associated with his brother William W., both in the purchase of timber lands in Michigan and New Mexico and the manufacture of pine products, maple flooring, handles and other articles which are made from soft and hard words. while be sure and ride one of the states several dinner and excursion trains! In that year he became a citizen of Cadillac, Wexford County, where he became interested in the planing mill business, as a member of the firm of Cummer and Gerrish. TRAC engages high school and middle school students in solving real-world problems, such as designing bridges or analyzing the environmental effects of building a highway. in Michigan please click here to visit their website. It opened service along a 20 mile stretch of road between Grand Rapids and Cedar Springs, MI in 1867, with much of this line having been abandoned and converted into the White Pine Trail. Mr. Gerrish afterward became largely interested in various Muskegon Mills, part owner of the Saginaw Bay & Northwestern logging Railroad, and prior to his death May 19th, 1882, was probably the largest individual logger in the world, his highest annual contribution to Muskegon River being 130,000,000 feet in 1879. In 1998 a gentleman by the name ofAndre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. This was a project sponsored by the White Pine Historical Society. Public participation is integral to efficient, effective and responsive transportation decisions. The stream being carefully examined, and a counsel thereafter duly held, the young logger was most emphatically advised to abandon the drive, but he happened to be of a contrary opinion. Logging had lost much Frequent It ran up the beach a short ways to Leelanau Avenue as seen in a 1904 map, to the home of a railroad executive, it is said . Michigan's forests yielded more money and created more millionaires local down by the depot short lines. Logging, Railroad, Michigan, Lower Peninsula, History, Maps Collection opensource The book maps the logging railroads and common carrier lines for many of the counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. . white pine. They built their railroad southwest from the Grand The RSD5 was quite successful in comparison to its earlier RSD4 counterpart after fixing an issue with the frame length. cheated. 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