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Railroad: Western Michigan Normal School Incline railroad
Built → Western Michigan Normal School Incline Railway → Ended
Opened: 1908
Operated for 39 years.
Operations ended: 1947
Reference: [CERA-103]
Notes
Western Michigan Normal School (later Western Michigan University) operated an incline railway to bring students up and down a hill to campus. It operated from 1908 until 1947.
Two cars were operated by cable in tandem , powered by an electric motor at the top [CERA-103]
Photo Info: A view of the inclined railroad in the 1930's.
Time Line
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