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Location: Triangle Spur, MI
The Triangle Spur was located at the Triangle Ranch, one mile north of Amasa in Iron County. This was an experimental cattle ranch established here in 1920. The project was given up during the depression in the 1930's. Both the Milwaukee Road and the C&NW had lines in this area but it is not known which line served the Ranch.
Notes
Time Line
1990's. The James River Paper company had a chipping plant at Triangle and loaded 10 cars every day for Green Bay. The operation shut down at the end of 1992. [GB]
Industry
Triangle Ranch, an experimental cattle ranch from around 1920 to the 1930's.
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