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Railroad: Milwaukee & Northern railroad
Various → Milwaukee & Northern railroad → Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
Built: 1887 - Wisconsin state line to Champion.
Operated for 10 years.
Control: 1890 - by Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. (Sold to them in 1893).
Bought: 1890, the Ontonagon & Brule River.
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
Time Line
1887. This railroad builds north from the Wisconsin state line to Champion, via Iron Mountain and Channing.
1890. Controlled by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. Sold to them in 1893.
1890. This new company purchases the Ontonagon & Brule River from Ontonagon to Rockland.
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