Station: North Elmira, MI

North Elmira was an overhead crossing of the Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena, over the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad. It was located about two miles north of Elmira. The concrete supports for the bridge are still in existence at this location.

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Time Line

1923. May. The peaceful quiet of the Boyne Falls hill district was disturbed yesterday afternoon by a wild train of 12 flat cars on the BCG&A railroad, that went through an open derailer and switch at North Elmira and shot down the 900-foot drop down the hill at something like 90 miles per hour. The road of the train was heard at a considerable distance as it took the 20 miles around sharp curves in a cloud of dust.

The wild journey came to an end in the lake at Boyne City, word having been wired ahead so that the string of cars was switched off into the water. [BCE-1912-0514]