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Railroad: Menominee and St. Paul Railway Company
This was a terminal railroad in Menominee which connected the Ann Arbor railroad ferry slip with other railroads nearby. It was built in 1900 and abandoned in 1958. It was 0.65 miles long. [MRL] This terminal railroad is controlled by the Ann Arbor railroad during its lifetime. This line was operated for the Ann Arbor railroad by the Chicago & North Western railroad.
Built → Menominee & St. Paul Railway → Operations Ended
Built: 1899 - from Menominee to Wisconsin state lin, controlled from inception by Ann Arbor Railroad Company.
Operated for 59 Years
Operations Ended: 1958
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
The Menominee and St. Paul Railway was essentially the dock and land operation of the Ann Arbor railroad across Lake Michigan in Menominee. It interchanged with both the C&NW and the Milwaukee Road.
Time Line
1900. The terminal railroad was constructed for 0.65 miles along Green Bay at the mouth of the Menominee River. [MRL]
1958. The dock and rail lines are abandoned. [MRL]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [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