Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co

The Detroit & Mackinac was incorporated in December of 1894, and was made up of many small railroads.

In April of 1979 they purchased 72 miles of former Penn Central track from Mackinaw city to Sallings,

also the State of Michigan designated D&M as the operator of ex Penn Central tracks from Linwood to Sallings.

Service to Mackinaw City ended in 1990.

Feb. 17,1992, D&M was sold to the Huron Acquisition Co. and became Lake State Railway.

 

 

DLC-6 120 Tawas City 7/20/92	44ton 10 Tawas City 7/20/92
S1 646 Alpena, MI 7/3/05	S1 646 Alpena 9/96
RS2 466 Cheboygan, MI 6/27/78 photo ©John C. Benson	RS2 466 C. M. Ritter Millington, MI 10/3/87 Jeff Williams photo	RS2 466 Owosso, MI 3/91 photo ©DeClerg Rail Images
TSBY RS2 466 8/17/84 photo ©Dennis Schmidt	Michigan Southern RS2 466 White Pigeon, MI 6/23/96 photo ©DeClerg Rail Images	Michigan Southern  RS2 466 White Pigeon, MI   5/7/05

RS2 468 Alpena, MI 7/3/05	RS2 468 Alpena, MI 9/96
RS2 469 East Tawas, MI 8/72 Photo © Dick Vartabedian	RS2 469
RS2 4610 Alpena, MI 7/3/05	RS2 4610 Tawas City, MI 7/20/92
RS2 481 Tawas City, MI 7/20/92
RS3m  974 Tawas City, MI   10/1/87 photo ©Jeff Williams
RS3m 974 Rogers City, MI 8/15/92	RS3m 974 Bay City, MI 3/80 photographer not noted	RS3m 974 Rogers City, MI 8/15/92
RS3m  975 Bay City, MI   10/13/84 photo ©Jeff Williams	RS3m  975 Roscommon, MI   7/9/02	RS3m  975 Roscommon, MI   7/9/02
RS3m  975 Bay City, MI   10/7/01	RS3m  975 Lake Huron Bay City, MI 7/10/05
C420  976 Cheboygan, MI 8/17/84 photo ©Carl G Perelman	C420  976  Tawas City, MI 10/1/87 photo ©Jeff Williams	C420  976 Bay City, MI 10/7/01
C420  976 City of West Branch Alpena, MI 7/3/05
RS3m  977 Bay City, MI 6/80 photographer not noted	RS3m  977 Alpena, MI 9/10/87 John Petco photo
Morris Stone RS3m 977 ex D&M 977	Michigan Southern RS3m 977 ex Morris Stone exx D&M 977 9/29/07
RS3 1077 Bay City, MI 7/12/84 photo ©Dennis Schmidt	RS3 1077 Bay City, MI 3/83 photographer not noted on slide	Ohio Central 1077
C425m 1280 Kalamazoo, MI 2/91	C425m 1280 Bay City, MI 10/9/99 photo ©DeClerg Rail Images	C425m 1280 Kalamazoo, MI 2/91
C425m 1280 City of Grayling Bay City, MI 7/10/05	C425m 1280 City of Grayling Grayling, MI 10/15/05	C425m 1280 City of Grayling Grayling, MI 10/15/05
C425M  181 Cleveland, OH 2/13/81 photo ©John C Benson	C425M  181 Bay City, MI 8/82 photographer not noted on slide	C425M-AC  181 City of Bay City Bay City, MI 5/21/05
C425M  281 Bay City, MI  10/83 photographer not noted on slide	C425M  281 Grayling, MI  8/30/02	C425M  281 Bay City, MI 5/21/05
C425m 381 Bay City, MI 10/1/87 Jeff Williams photo	C425m 381 Bay City, MI 7/10/05	C425m 381 Alpena, MI 7/3/05
Caboose / Troop Sleeper 203 Alpena, MI	Caboose / Troop Sleeper 203 Alpena, MI 7/3/05	Caboose / Troop Sleeper 209 Alpena, MI 8/15/92
Office former Troop Sleeper Cheboygan, MI	Office After restoration	Caboose / Troop Sleeper 7 Owosso, MI  6/12/04
Business Car  2 Owosso, MI  6/12/04	Caboose 206 & 208 Tawas City 7/20/92	Caboose 207 Grayling, MI 7/9/02
Alpena Roundhouse	Roundhouse Alpena 7/3/05	Engine House Bay City 7/10/05
Roundhouse East Tawas 7/3/05	Combine W60 East Tawas 9/24/06
Boxcar 10023 Durand, MI 6/16/92	Marquette Rail 1173 Grand Rapids, MI 4/28/07
	Passenger Depot Harrisville, MI 7/13/02	Passenger Depot Standish , MI 10/7/01
Passenger Depot Cheboygan, MI 8/15/92 (this has been torn down)	Passenger Depot Lincoln , MI 7/11/02 moved from West Harrisville  (Museum)  Michigan Historical Marker info	Passenger Depot Omer, MI 10/7/01

 

Model	Number	S/N	build date	former road	disposition	notes
DLC/6	D120	2728	9/27		Saginaw, MI roundhouse
44 ton	10	15122	9/42	MSTL D742; MSTL 10		Rebuilt 1956 GE
S1	646	74437	1946		LSRC 646
RS2	466	73645	10/46		TSBY 466 ; MSO 466	rebuilt  by Alco in 1956 first RS-2 built
RS2	467	73646	10/46		sold to Mississippi Power & Light co, Port Gibson Miss	rebuilt by Alco in 1955
RS2	468	74986	11/46		LSRC parts source	rebuilt by Alco in 1956
RS2	469	74987	11/46		LSRC 469 (active)	rebuilt Alco in 1955;  rebuilt by D&M in 1979
RS2	4610	74988	1946		LSRC parts source	rebuilt by Alco in 1957
RS2	481	75571	11/48		scrapped	rebuilt by Alco in 1958
RS3	974	80751	10/54	BM 1512:	LSRC 974 active	rebuilt  by MK in 1974 to TE56-4A; chopped nose, 251 engine, 1800hp
RS3	975	80756	10/54	BM 1517	LSRC active	rebuilt  by MK in 1974 to TE56-4A; chopped nose, 251 engine, 1800hp
C420	976	84779	2/64	LIRR 208	LSRC 976 retired/scrapped after fire	rebuilt by MK in 1975; to D&M 9/76
RS3	977	77571	11/49	LIRR 1520; DH 4020	Morris Leasing 977	rebuilt D&M 1978
RS3	1077	81353	1955	LI 1553	MS 1077; OHCR 1077	rebuilt by D&M at Tawas
C425	1280	3433-03	12/65	PC (PRR) 2439; CR 5073	LSRC 1280; rebuilt to C425M-AC (A/C traction) in 2000	rebuilt by GE / Hornell; 2000 hp 12-251C; to D&M 12/80
C425	181	3433-07	12/65	PC (PRR) 2443; CR 5077	LSRC 181 rebuilt to C425M-AC (A/C traction) in 1998	rebuilt by GE / Hornell; 2000 hp 12-251C; to D&M 1/81
C425	281	3433-06	12/65	PC (PRR) 2442; CR 5076	LSRC 281 active	rebuilt by GE / Hornell; 2000 hp 12-251C; to D&M 2/81
C425	381	3433-08	12/65	PC (PRR) 2444; CR 5078	LSRC 381	rebuilt by GE / Hornell; 2000 hp 12-251C; to D&M 3/81

BM = Boston & Maine

CR =  Conrail

DH = Delaware & Hudson

LIRR = Long Island Railroad

LSRC = Lake State Railway

MS = Michigan Shores Railroad

MSO = Michigan Southern Railroad

MSTL = Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad

OHCR = Ohio Central Railroad

PC (PRR) = Penn Central (Pennsylvania RR)

TSBY = Tuscola & Saginaw Bay

Roster information sources:   D&M Roster  - The Diesel Shop

                                            Lake State Railway Railfan Site

                                            Extra 2200 South

Links

Detroit & Mackinac Railway Historical Society

Detroit & Mackinac photos Fallen Flags Railroad Photos

Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company at Michigan Railroads

The Railroad in Grayling

Chief Wawatam

An Album of Railway Pictures

 

Reference Materials

Books

    High Iron Along the Huron Shore W. Neil Thornton

Magazine Articles

    D&M Mackinaw Division Ron Cady Railfan & Railroad Aug 77

    Saginaw Southbound Jerry Gaydek & Rich Hutchings Railfan & Railroad May 80

    Farewell to the Maroon and Gray Ron Cady Trains Aug 81

    Detroit & Mackinac adieu Ron Cady Trains Jul 92

 

 

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06/08/08