Car Ferry - Spartan - (1952-1979)

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio

Manufacturer: Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, WI

Built/Acquired: 1952

Crossing: Lake Michigan - Ludington to Kewanee, WI

End of Service: 1979.

Disposition: Laid up at Ludington, MI - used for parts for the Badger

Length: 410' long, 59' wide. 34 cars.

Type: Steam, coal fired.

18 mph. Carried 620 passengers, 180 automobiles. Purchased by Interlake Holdings in 2020. Docked in Ludington and used for parts for the Badger.

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

[AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
[AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
[AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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