Michigan Northern Railway Company
Incorporated Mar. 18, 1976 to operate former GR&I (Penn Central) rails for the State of Michigan.
MIGN ran on the old GR&I mainline from Grand Rapids to Mackinaw City where they served the Chief Wawatam car ferry until it's demise. Just north of Cadillac, at Walton Junction, they also ran the GR&I branch to Traverse City and also served the ex C&O (PM) line from TC to Grawn and TC to Williamsburg. At Petoskey, they returned to C&O rails and serviced Charlevoix. I'm not quite sure what role they played on the former Ann Arbor mainline but I think from Cadillac to Alma (east) and from Cadillac to Yuma (west) where there is a large silica sand plant now serviced by the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay. I loved the MIGN when it ran and was very saddened to here Michigan broke their contract with them (to this day I still don't know why) . Agreement was cancelled Oct. 1, 1984
(above info provided by USPatriot43)
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RS12 212 Wells, MI 8/31/02 |
 RS12 212 Cadillac, MI 5/79 photo ©Andre Menard |
 RS12 212 Wells, MI 3/6/80 photo ©Ron Cady |
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RS12 213 Wells, MI 8/31/02 |
 RS12 213 Cadillac, MI 5/79 photo ©Andre Menard |
 RS12 213 Cadillac, MI 9/23/78 photo ©Gary L. Powell |
 RS12 213 Cadillac, MI 10/2/78 photo ©C. Tillcock |
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RS12 213 information not noted
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RS12 213 Cadillac, MI 10/8/78 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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 RS12 215 location not noted 4/75 photo ©Robert Olesski |
RS12 215 Cadillac, MI 10/8/78 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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RF16 1205 Cadillac, MI 4/23/78 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
 RF16 1205 Escanaba, MI 5/23/88 photo ©J M Seidi |
 RF16 1205 Cadillac, MI 7/10/78 photo ©Bob Heathorn |
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RF16 1205 & 1216 Middle Granville, NY 9/20/75 postcard photo ©Walter E Zullig Jr. |
 RF16 1216 Wells, MI 9/8/82 photo ©Francis J. Wiener |
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 RS2 1501 location not noted 4/27/77 photo ©Phillip C Faudi |
 RS2 1501 location not noted 8/19/79 photo ©J David Ingles |
RS2 1501 Big Rapids, MI 6-19-79 photo ©Keith Mellin |
RS2 1501 Reed City, MI postcard Bob Lenardson photo |
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RS2 1501 Cadillac, MI 12/20/80 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
RS2 1501 Cadillac, MI 10/83 photo ©Jeff Williams |
 RS2 1501 Cadillac, MI 5/3/80 photo ©Joseph R Quinn |
 RS2 1501 Cadillac, MI 5/3/80 photo ©Joseph R Quinn |
 RS3 1553 Cadillac, MI 10/2/78 photo ©C Tillcock |
 RS3 1553 St Paul, MN 2/79 photo ©Ed Kanak |
RS3 1553 Cadillac, MI 10/8/78 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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 RS3 1554 Cadillac, MI 4/16/78 photo ©James Claflin |
RS3 1554 Cadillac, MI 11/19/77 photo ©C G Parsons |
RS3 1554 Cadillac, MI 12/20/80 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
 RS3 1554 Cadillac, MI 6/26/82 photo ©James Claflin |
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RS3 1601 Cadillac, MI 10/17/77 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
 RS3 1601 Cadillac, MI 12/10/77 photographer not noted |
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 RS3 2037 Cadillac, MI 5/79 photo ©Andre Menard |
 RS3 2037 Cadillac, MI 5/78 photo ©Harry J Bailey |
 RS3 2037 Cadillac, MI 5/15/79 photo ©Charley's Slides |
RS3 2037 Cadillac, MI 6/23/78 photo ©Dennis Schmidt
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GP7 1601 Mackinaw City, MI 4/16/79 photo ©J M Seidel |
 GP7 1601 Cadillac, MI 10/24/81 photo ©Bob Graham |
GP7 1601 Mackinaw City, MI 9/83 photographer not noted |
GP7 1601 Cadillac, MI 5/1/82 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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GP7 1601 Paw Paw, MI |
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 GP7 1602 Cadillac, MI 7/4/79 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
GP7 1602 Cadillac, MI 5/1/82 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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GP7 1603 Cadillac, MI 5/1/82 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
 GP7 1603 Riverdale, IL 2/11/89 photo ©Paul Hunnell |
 GP7 1603 Cadillac, MI 10/17/82 photo ©Paul Hunnell |
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 GP7 1604 location not noted 5/1982 photographer not noted |
 GP7 1604 location not noted 10/4/84 photographer not noted
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GP7 1604 information not noted |
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GP7 1605 Alma, MI 2/7/82 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
 GP7 1605 location not noted 10/4/84 photographer not noted |
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 GP7 1606 Cadillac, MI 9/26/84 photo ©George Horna |
 GP7 1606 Pellston, MI 6/29/85 photo ©Larry Zimmerman |
 GP7 1606 location not noted not dated photographer not noted |
GP7 1606 Cadillac, MI 5/1/82 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
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GP7 1607 Alma, MI 4/28/84 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
GP7 1607 information not noted |
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GP7 1608 Owosso, MI 5/11/89 photo ©Ted Ellis |
GP7 1608 Pellston, MI 4/9/87 photographer not noted |
GP7 103 (1608) date & location not noted photo© Vincent Porreca |
GP7 1608 Laramie, WY 6/17/90 photo ©Vincent J Porreca |
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GP7 1608 5/89 photo ©Fritz Milhaupt |
GP7 1608 10/4/84 |
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GP7 539 Cadillac MI 8/80 photo ©John Greene |
 GP7 539 Cadillac MI 9/27//80 photo ©Arthur H Peterson |
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GP7 4552 |
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GP9 5800 Cumberland, MD 4/6/85 photo ©John Greene |
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GP9 6151 Riverdale, IL 8/21/78 photo © |
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Indiana Hi Rail S4 119 former MIGN 1519 5/4/07 French Lick, IN |
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 E8B 671 Steam Generator Car. Wisconsin Southern RR rebuild line Horicon, WI 5/6/07 photo ©Davie E. Hearn |
E8B 671 Steam Generator Car. Union, IL 9/91 IRM |
E8B 671 Steam Generator Car Cadillac, MI 2/26/84 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
E8B 671 Steam Generator Car. Union, IL 5/23/03 IRM |
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Boxcar 100002 Cadillac, MI 9/16/84 photo ©Dennis Schmidt |
Boxcar 757 Grand Rapids, MI 7/83 photo ©Fritz Milhaupt |
Boxcar 760 Grand Rapids, MI 7/83 photo ©Fritz Milhaupt |
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Timetable June 11th, 1983 |
Timetable June 11th, 1983 |
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Timetable July 1-11, 1983 |
Timetable July 1-11, 1983 |
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Links
Michigan Northern Photos at Railfan Junction
Michigan Northern Photos at Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online
The Baldwin Diesel Zone - Michigan Northern
Michigan Northern Photos at Fallen Flags Railroad Photos
Employer Status Determination Employer Coverage Terminated U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Reference
Diesel Era J/A 92 Baldwin’s Light Road Switcher - the RS12 Warren Calloway
Extra 2200 Issues:64,72,75,77,80,82,84,85,93,113
Trains August 1978 "Sharks survive -once again" James W. Thomas
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