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Railroad: Wyandotte Terminal Railroad Company
The Wyandotte Terminal railroad was a terminal switching road in the downriver Wyandotte community. It was built in 1905 and later abandoned around 1982.
Built → Wyandotte Terminal → Abandoned
Built: 1905 - from Detroit Southern Railroad to Detroit River.
Operated for about 77 years.
Operations Ended: 1982 - abandoned.
Reference: [MRRC]
Photo Info: This is BASF #2, on the Wyandotte Terminal railroad in 1976. [Charlie Whipp photo].
Notes
The Officers of this road were with the Michigan Alkali Company. [MRC-1908].
The Wyandotte Terminal Railroad was owned by the Michigan Alkali company, a producer of soda ash and other products. The railroad ran between Michigan Alkali plant on the Detroit River in and near Wyandotte. The railroad interchanged with the New York Central, DT&I and the Wyandotte Southern.
Time Line
1982. The railroad was closed.
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