Car Ferry - Pere Marquette 20 - (1903-1938)

Railroad: Pere Marquette railroad

Built/Acquired: 1903. American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH

Crossing: Lake Michigan

End of Service: 1938

Disposition: Converted to auto ferry at Straits of Mackinac in 1938. Converted to a warehouse in 1959.

Length: 338 feet. Held 30 cars.

Type:

Ref: [LMCF] + others.

No passenger accomodations. Sold to Michigan State Ferries in 1938 and rebuiilt as bow loading auto ferry for use at Mackinaw City. Renamed City of Munising. Capacity 150 automobiles. Later used as a barge. Service ended in 1974 in Italy.

Photo info: PM Car Ferry #20 loading at the dock in Ludington in a postcard view.