Cadillac & Lake City Railway
Incorporated Mar. 5, 1963. Lake City to Sandstown, Mi., 4.5 miles. (Missaukee Jct to Lake City and Falmouth)
Service was discontinued Feb. 2, 1976, and line was abandoned Aug. 16,1984
Interchanging freight at
Missaukee Junction with PRR
Engineer "oils around" the
machinery of Number 2
Number 2 and Private Car 84
on a mid-October color tour
Engineer Johnson checks no. 2
on a below zero morning
A winter freight run at Sayer
Siding
Freight Transfer from PRR at
Missaukee Junction
Fireman's view as train nears
North Cadillac
Approaching highway 131
crossing at North Cadillac
Number 2 Lake City, MI
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Full size steam trains of the C&LC carry passengers through Michigan's forests and along beautiful lakes on scheduled runs between Cadillac and Lake City, Michigan postcard |
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train No. 71 and crew at North Cadillac, Michigan Station, 3 miles north of Cadillac on U.S. 131. Left to right Engineer Carlton Johnson, fireman Edward Seeley, and conductor Earl Abbett postcard, Leon Foster photo |
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locomotive #2, an oil burning 2-8-2 built in 1912, shown just east of North Cadillac, Michigan on a special run with the private car "Emerald Lakes" A rare taste of the elegant living of the past postcard, Leon Foster photo |
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS The old-time steam locomotive and railroad cars of another era recall the thrill of railroading. The Cadillac & Lake City Railway Company offers trips through Michigan's forests and along beautiful lakes on runs between Cadillac and Lake City, Michigan postcard ©John Penrod |
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locomotive #2, an oil burning 2-8-2 built in 1912 shown at Sayer Siding in North Cadillac with a mixed freight and passenger train from Lake City, Michigan. The C&LC Ry. maintains year around freight service between Cadillac, Lake City and Falmouth with trains each Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. During the summer there is a daily Passenger Service except Sunday postcard, Leon Foster photo |
C&LC #2 postcards
C&LC 11
currently located at
Historic Prairie Village
former C&LC #2 North Freedom, WI Mid Continent Railway Museum
Cadillac & Lake City #25 at
Whitewater Valley Railroad
ex C&LC, exx
PH&D 52? Part
of the Brimley Historical Museum 8/11/01 Brimley, MI
former Chicago and Western
Indiana RR Stillwell coach used on CLC 5/28/01 Rockford, MI
8/16/06 Rockford, MI
photo ©Aaron Tanzabel
Cadillac & Lake City Route Map
USGS TopographicMaps Cadillac North Jennings Lake City Dinca Falmouth
A short movie of 127 & 25 taken in 1969 or 1970 provided by Brian Norman
Cadillac & Lake City History from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian Pacific 1278 Leased to the Cadillac & Lake City Railway 1970-1971
Baldwin-Westinghouse survivor B-71 see B-73
Cadillac & Lake City Ry information and photos by Don's Depot
Baldwin 2-8-2 #2 at Mid Continent Railway Museum
Armco B-71 at Minnesota Transportation Museum
Road Number HP Builder Builder's Model Tractive Effort Weight Date Notes 2 Baldwin 2-8-2 21,000 141,000 1912 built
as Saginaw Timber Co., then Polson Logging Co., then Rayonier 2,
then Grand Traverse Northern 2 (3/62) GTN leased this unit to C&LC 11 Alco-Cooke 0-4-0T 10,000 64,000 1924
originally Kelly Island Lime & Transport 13, then Mr. Carlton
Johnson's 11. Johnson leased it to C&LC
photo link 18 Baldwin 2-6-2 ? 110,000 1920 built
as Florida & Alabama 18, then Mr. F. Steck's 18. Steck leased it to
C&LC 25 750 Lima Hamilton Yd. Sw 27,000 216,000 1951 built
as Cincinatti Union Terminal 25, then C&LC 25 B-71 400 BW 34,000 156,000 1930 built
as Armco Steel B-71, then Michigan Railway Historical Society 71.
The Society leased it to C&LC CLW 4-6-2 1948 built as CP 1278.
Built by Canadian Loco. Works, Kingston, Ontario, in 1948. Was
leased to Cad & Lake City in 1970 for one year by Steamtown USA in Vermont. Returned to steamtown in September of 1971, and Re# back to 1278 in 1974.
Suffered boiler explosion on Gettysburg RR in PA 1995, currently awaiting
restoration at Ohio Central RR Morgan Run, OH
Roster
10/11/09