Railroad: Muskegon River and Rose Lake Railway Company

the Muskegon River & Rose Lake railway was operated briefly from 1878 to 1881 in Osceola County and was about seven miles long. It operated from the Muskegon River (Section 34 T18N-R8W) to the end of line (Section 36 (T19N-R9W). It crossed the Flint & Pere Marquette Ludington subdivision at milepost 79.8.


BuiltMuskegon River & Rose Lake Ry. Abandoned


Built: 1878 - 7.5 miles.

Operated for 3 years.

Operations Ended: 1881

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

Narrow gauge 3'


Time Line

1878. Line is built.

1881. Operations are ended and the line is abandoned. 

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

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