Detroit & Mackinac Railway - Lake State Railway
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.
All Alco locomotives are gone as of 2012
Detroit & Mackinac Locomotives
120 DLC-6 Lincoln Alcona Lake St & Fiske St @Lincoln Depot Museum rrp2009 rrp2020 fbk2025
10 GE 44ton
646 Alco S1 Hudson, CO Hudson Terminal Railroad Hudson Terminal Rail Services fbk2024
466 Alco RS2 blt 10/46 sn 73645
467 Alco RS2 fbk2025
468 Alco RS2
469 Alco RS2
4610 Alco RS2
481 Alco RS2
974 Alco RS3m blt 10/54 as Boston & Maine RS-3 1512; Rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen to TE56-4A
975 Alco RS3m "Lake Huron" blt 10/54 as Boston & Maine RS-3 1517; Rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen to TE56-4A
976 "City of West Branch" "Enduring Freedom" C420 blt as Long Island RR ??
977 Alco RS3
1077 Alco RS3 rrp1077
1280 "City of Grayling" "The Blue Devil" C425m Conrail 5073; CR/PC 2439; blt 3/65 as PRR 2439
181 "City of Bay City" C425m Conrail 5077; CR/PC 2443; blt 12/65 as PRR 2443
281 Alco C425m
381 Alco C425m
Lake State Alco Locomotives
1195 RS11 "City of East Tawas" ex-BCOL 405,New Hampshire & Vermont 405; XTRX 405; blt 6/61 as N&W 405
698 HR412 blt 10/81 as CN 3583
798 M420W "City of Alpena" ex CN 3577; blt 9/76 as CN 2577
3500 M420
3504 M420 "City of Tawas City" ex Kelowna Pacific 3504; CN 3504; blt 3/73 as CN 2504
3515 M420W ex Kelowna Pacific 3515; CN 3515; blt 3/73 as CN 2515
3563 M420 ex Kelowna Pacific 3563; CN 3563; blt 9/76 as CN 2563
3571 M420 "For the Gipper 2004" ex Kelowna Pacific 3571; CN 3571; blt 9/76 as CN 2571
3575 M420 ex Kelowna Pacific 3575; CN 3575; blt 9/76 as CN 2575
Lake State EMD Locomotives
304
303 ex LSRC 371 slug
4305 ex LSRC 800
4306 ex LSRC 801
4307 ex LSRC 805
1162 sold to ADBF r/n 823
1164 sold to ADBF r/n 826
1166 GP40m-3
1169 GP40M-2 exB&O 3741/CSX 6517/TFM 1196/FURX 1169
1171 sold to ADBF r/n 824
1174 sold to ADBF r/n 825
1177 GP40m-3
4303 ex LSRC 1178
1179 GP40m-3 ex FURX 1179; TFM 1179; CSX 6521; blt 12/70 as B&O 3745
1501 MP15AC UP/UPY 1394, nee MKT 57 (loconotes 11121)
1502 MP15AC Milwaukee Road 436; became SOO 1502, then to UP 1404 to UPY 1404 (loconotes 111283)
1503 MP15DC
2003 GP38m Rebuilt from a GP35; ex-DJPX
2052 GP38m ex WC 2052; WC 4004; MP 2608; MP 2516; blt 1/64 as MP 618
4300 GP40 ex HLCX 4300; blt 2/78 as SP 7230
4301 GP40 ex HLCX 4301; blt 9/66 as DRGW 3065
4303 / Slug 303 (371)
4304 / Slug 304
4325 GP40-3 ex B&O GP40 3741
5921 SD40 ex GTW 5921; blt 8/70
6305 SD40-2 Ex-CITX 3095 < SOO 6400 < nee 622
6351 SD50 ex CSXT 2498 nee CR 6771, 837065-29
6355 ex CSXT 8577 nee BO 8577, 837081-2
6356 CSXT 8599
nee SBD 8599, 837080-4
Freight Cars
D&M Cabooses & Troop Cars
7
203 former Troop Sleeper rrp2020
Cheboygan office 404 S Huron St @Cheboygan County Historical Museum rrp2020
205 Standish Arenac 199 N Main St @ tracks ex PRR, steel, cupola, blt.'29
206 & 208 Lincoln Alcona Lake St @Fiske St Lincoln Train Depot Museum rrp2020 fbk2025
207 W Michigan Ave & Norway St @Depot Museum
208
209-210
Passenger Cars
1
2 (ex-C&O 5) HW business car rrf2010
2
3
4
5
W60 Combine wood baggage/mail St Johns 107 E Railroad St St Johns & Clinton Northern Railway scrapped 7/26
100 J&S wood vestibule cafe-lounge observation 2025 photo Carillon Historical Park Dayton, OH
Standish Arenac NE 24199 199 N Main St Boyne City RR Standish Historical Depot and Welcome Center
Standish Arenac NE 24551 199 N Main St Boyne City RR Standish Historical Depot and Welcome Center
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Passenger & Freight Depots
Alpena Alpena 170 W Fletcher St
Harrisville Alcona 300 E Dock St
Standish Arenac 199 N Main St former MC Depot
Omer Arenac 131 S Clyde St
Lincoln Alcona West Harrisville Depot Lake St @Fiske St
Cheboygan gone
Shops, Service Facilities, Offices
Tawas City gone
Alpena
Bay City
Gaylord Transload
Saginaw
Harrisville
Aloha Alpena Hatt Creek @North Eastern State Trail
Alpena Alpena 872 W Miller St @ Thunder Bay River
Cheboygan Cheboygan 425ft W of 9405 M-33 @Cheboygan River North Eastern State Trail
Cheboygan Cheboygan N of 833 W State St @ North Eastern State Trail North Eastern State Trail
Cheboygan Cheboygan W of 1356 Mackinaw Ave@ Little Black River North Central State Trail North Michigan State Trails
Grayling Crawford SE of Depot & W Michigan Ave @Ausable River
Rondo Cheboygan Sturgeon River & NC State Trail North Michigan State Trails
Topinabee Cheboygan North Central State Trail @Mullett Creek fb2024
Wolverine Cheboygan West Branch Sturgeon River & North Central State Trail
Wolverine Cheboygan Sturgeon River & North Central State Trail
Wolverine Cheboygan Sturgeon River & North Central State Trail
D&M Roster
|
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 |
SRI; SMRS 10 |
Rebuilt 1956 GE |
|
S1 |
646 |
74437 |
1946 |
|
LSRC 646 |
|
|
RS2 |
466 |
73645 |
10/46 |
|
TSBY 466 ; MSO 466 scrapped 2011 |
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 |
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 |
|
RS3m |
974 |
80751 |
10/54 |
BM 1512: |
LSRC 974
|
rebuilt by MK in 1974 to TE56-4A; chopped nose, 251 engine, 1800hp |
|
RS3m |
975 |
80756 |
10/54 |
BM 1517 |
LSRC
|
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 scrapped 2011 |
rebuilt D&M 1978 |
|
RS3 |
1077 |
81353 |
1955 |
LI 1553 |
MS 1077; |
rebuilt by D&M at Tawas |
|
C425 |
1280 |
3433-03 |
12/65 |
PRR 2439; PC 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 |
PRR 2443; PC 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 |
PRR 2442; PC 2442; CR 5076 |
LSRC 281
|
rebuilt by GE / Hornell; 2000 hp 12-251C; to D&M 2/81 |
|
C425 |
381 |
3433-08 |
12/65 |
PRR 2444; PC 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
Links
Abandoned Rails: Cheboygan to Alpena
Abandoned Rails: Mackinaw City to Gaylord
Detroit & Mackinac History and Modeling
Detroit & Mackinac photos at Fallen Flags Railroad Photos
Detroit & Mackinac office train grill car MP 873 at Tenessee Vally Railroad Museum
Lake State Railway Company Homepage
Lake State Railway Past & Present Power - The Diesel Shop
Lake State Railway Company Rolling Stock RR Picture Archive
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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