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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.
Built → Muskegon 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