Cadillac & Lake City Railway
Michigan Line 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
June 1966
August 1966
June 1970
undated
Number 2 Lake City, MI C&LC 11 currently located at The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad Number 2 and Private Car 84 on a mid-October color tour Fireman's view as train nears North Cadillac Approaching highway 131 crossing at North Cadillac Interchanging freight at Missaukee Junction with PRR Engineer "oils around" the machinery of Number 2 Engineer Johnson checks no. 2 on a below zero morning Freight Transfer from PRR at Missaukee Junction A winter freight run at Sayer Siding CADILLAC & LAKE CITY RY's 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 Leon Foster postcard CADILLAC & LAKE CITY RAILWAY 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 John Penrod postcard 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 John Penrod postcard CADILLAC & LAKE CITY RAILWAY TRAIN 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 Leon Foster postcard CADILLAC & LAKE CITY RY's 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 Leon Foster postcard A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE Cadillac & Lake City Railway. passenger train about to leave Lake City for North Cadillac, Michigan. Locomotive #2 is an oil burning, 2-8-2 type built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912. Both coaches are of all steel construction, built in 1924 by the Osgood Bradley Car Co. for commuter service on the Boston & Albany RR. Leon Foster postcard CADILLAC & LAKE CITY RAILWAY This full size old time Steam Train carries passengers on schedule between Lake City & Cadillac, Michigan LL Cook Co postcard "OLD NUMBER TWO" - of the Cadillac and Lake City Railway wends its way for 22 smoky miles, serving North Cadillac, Lake City, and Falmouth MI color by Geo. C. Happy, Traverse City, Michigan CADILLAC& LAKE CITY RAILWAY TRAIN No. 73 emerging from the deep woodlands of northern Michigan. Doing the honors on the smokey end is No. 11, the smallest ofthree steam locomotives operated by the C&LC Railway. She was built by the American Locomotive Co. in 1924 CLEARING THE TRACK Cadillac &Lake City Ry. Snow Plow #SP 70 at the wye just south of Lake City, Michigan. Plow was built in the early 1880's for the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RR by the Russell Car & Snow Plow Co. of Ridgeway, Pa. The C&LC maintains year around freight service to Missaukee County 'Old Number Eleven" - of the Cadillac and Lake City Railway wends its way for 22 smokey miles, serving North cadillac, Lake City, and Falmouth, Michigan
former C&LC #2 North Freedom, WI
Cadillac & Lake City #25 at Whitewater Valley Railroad
B71 ex Armco Westinghouse blt
MX7 Sanford Centennial Museum Whitcomb WHC Michigan Maple Block
ex C&LC, exx PH&D 52? Wheels of History, Brimley, MI photo link
former Chicago and Western Indiana RR Stillwell coach used on CLC
8/16/06 Rockford, MI İAaron Tanzabel
Cadillac & Lake City Route Map
MX7 Whitcomb WHC ~ former Michigan Maple Block, is at Sanford Centennial Museum photo link 2 Baldwin 2-8-2 ~ blt 1912, wt 141,000 lbs, te 21,000 lbs
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.
Was at Mid Continent Railraw Museum in WI, is now in Oregon
photo link photo link11 Alco-Cooke 0-4-0T ~ blt 1924, wt 64,000 lbs, te 10,000 lbs
built as Kelly Island Lime & Transport 11, then Mr Carlton Johnson's 11. Jonhson leased it to CLC. Located in South Dakota at Prairie Village ~ photo link photo link photo link18 Baldwin 2-6-2 ~ blt 1920, wt 110,000 lbs
Built as Florida & Alabama 18, then Mr. F. Steck's 18. Steck leased it to C&LC.25 Lima Hamilton 750hp ~ blt 1951, wt 216,000 lbs, te27,000 lbs
built as Cincinnati Union Terminal 25, then C&LC 25.
Is operable at Whitewater Valley Railroad in Connersville, INB-71 Baldwin-Westinghouse 400hp ~ blt 1930, wt 156,000 lbs, te 34,000lbs
built as Armco Steel B-71, then Michigan Railway Historical Society 71. The Society leased it to C&LC. Was at Jackson St Railroad Museum in Minnesota, moved to IRM in 2016 ~ photo link127 CLW 4-6-2 ~ blt 1948
built as CP 1278. Built by Canadian Loco. Works, Kingston, Ontario, in 1948.
Was leased to Cadillac & 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 at Ohio Central RR Morgan Run, OH
Info link 1971 photo links photo link
Rolling Stock
46 Chicago & Western Indiana Stillwell Coach, located in Rockford, MI
Painted Green, Yellow, & Red Photo Link45 Chicago & Western Indiana Stillwell Coach painted Green 44 Chicago & Western Indiana Stillwell Coach painted Green Steel Coach, blt 1924, Osgood & Bradley for Boston & Albany RR Steel Coach, blt 1924, Osgood & Bradley for Boston & Albany RR Blue Coach 84 Emerald Lakes Photo Link 200 ex CGW photo link ?? ex CGW photo link ?? Diner Car photo link SP70 Snow Plow photo link Red no# Caboose ex PH&D 52?? Photo Link
Newspaper Clippings
1963-08-07 Lansing State Journal New Steam Rail Line Planned
1964-04-08 Battle Creek Enquirer Old Steam Locomotives New Tourist Attraction
1964-04-08 Petoskey News Review New Railroad to Open at Cadillac
1964-04-09 The Escanaba Daily Press Steam Locomotives are Fascinating Relics Now
1964-04-19 The Indianapolis Star Steam Railroads Come To Michigan
1964-05-23 The News Palladium Steam Trains To Puff Again
1964-06-14 Lansing State Journal Rail Buffs Realize Dream
1964-06-18 Lansing State Journal Rail Fete Lures 'Hoboes'
1964-06-18 Traverse City Record Eagle New Railroad at Cadillac
1964-06-21 Dayton Daily News Horseback Gang Holds Up Train
1964-06-22 Petoskey News Review Holdup, Kidnaping Highlight the Start of Steam RR at Cadillac
1964-06-23 The Chicago Tribune Steam Makes Comeback
1964-06-28 Lansing State Journal It's a Heck of a Way to Run a Railroad...
1964-06-30 The Holland Evening Sentinel Kidnaped By Bandit
1964-06-30 The Holland Evening Sentinel In The Coach
1964-06-30 The Holland Evening Sentinel Boarding The Train
1965-05-21 Lansing State Journal Governor Will Drive Gold Spike
1966-06-09 The Windsor Star '7470' faces new life
1968-05-12 Lansing State Journal No. 2 Spruced Up for Movie Role pt.1
1968-05-12 Lansing State Journal No. 2 Spruced Up for Movie Role pt.2
1968-08-10 Lansing State Journal From Nowhere to Nowhere by Rail
1968-09-18 Lansing State Journal Locomotive Buff
1970-09-06 Lansing State Journal Riding A Train Just For Fun
1970-09-06 Lansing State Journal Railroad Very Informal
1971-09-30 Lansing State Journal Boxcars Strangle Rail Line
1971-09-30 Lansing State Journal Boxcars Entangling Rail Line
1971-10-08 The Times Herald Railroad Steam Engine Towed Through Port Huron
1972-07-19 Lansing State Journal Cadillac & Lake City Railway Shut Down
1972-07-21 Lansing State Journal Tourists Miss Train's Chug-Chug
1972-09-24 The South Bend Tribune Michigan's Bootstrap Railroad
Links
Abandoned Rails: The Missaukee Branch
Armco B-71 at Minnesota Transportation Museum also see B-73
A short movie of 127 & 25 taken in 1969 or 1970 provided by Brian Norman
Baldwin 2-8-2 #2 at Mid Continent Railway Museum
Cadillac & Lake City Central Vermont Caboose
Cadillac & Lake City History from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cadillac & Lake City Pictures Railfan.com
Cadillac & Lake City Ry information and photos by Don's Depot
Canadian Pacific 1278 Leased to the Cadillac & Lake City Railway 1970-1971
Mobile River Sawmill Company #18
The Marion Press: 23 Smokey Miles
USGS TopographicMaps Cadillac North Jennings Lake City Dinca Falmouth
07/28/21