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 Traverse

City to Grawn and Traverse City 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 hear 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)

 

Michigan Northern Railway History

This short history of the Michigan Northern Railway was put together around 1998 by Fred Paepke from an article in TRAINS magazine,

and some local news paper articles from the period.  used with permission

 

 

 

         

Baldwin RS12 212 

 

 

           

     

Baldwin RS12 213

 

 

                  

RS12 215

 

 

               

Baldwin RF16 "Sharks" 1205 & 1216

 

 

        

          

            

Alco RS2 1501

 

 

              

Alco RS3 1553

 

 

           

Alco RS3 1554

 

 

      

Alco RS3 1601

 

Alco RS3 1617

 

           

Alco RS3 2037

 

 

        

     

EMD GP7 1601

 

 

      

EMD GP7 1602

 

 

        

EMD GP7 1603

 

 

           

EMD GP7 1604

 

 

      

EMD GP7 1605

 

 

        

  

EMD GP7 1606

 

 

     

EMD GP7 1607  

 

 

            

 

EMD GP7 1608

 

 

      

EMD GP7 1505

 

 

      

EMD GP7 539

 

 

Leased Units

  

GP7 4552

 

 

  

GP9 5800   

 

 

  

GP9 6151   

 

 

  

Alco S4 1519   (Indiana Hi Rail 119)   

 

 

 

              

EMD E8B 671 Steam Generator Car

 

 

       

Boxcars 100002, 757 & 760   

 

 

      Timetable   June 11th, 1983

      Timetable   July 1-11, 1983

      Timetable   July 16, 1985

 

Michigan Northern Roster

 

 

Links

Michigan Northern Photos at Railfan Junction

Michigan Northern Photos at Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Online

Michigan Northern Alcos

The Baldwin Diesel Zone - Michigan Northern

Michigan Northern Photos at Fallen Flags Railroad Photos

 

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

Trains October 1978 "Michigan Metamorphosis" Ron Cady

 

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