Videos About Michigan Railroad History

These are videos about Michigan railroad history. Most are on YouTube. Click on the title below to view the video.

Adventures in Research. 1938. Detroit Historical Society. Movies of James Stout inventions with Ford Motor, including the "Railplane"
Keweenaw Crossing, Michigan's Elevator Bridge - A history of the highway/railroad crossing of the Portage Canal (1950's)
Railroad History Along the Saginaw Valley Rail Trail - A history of the railroads and towns along the Saginaw Valley Rail Trail. 2015. Author unknown. (9 minutes)
Riding Amtrak's Train 350 between West Detroit and Beaubien. 2009.
Tracks Through Time - Michigan Railroads History and Impact (Q-TV - Delta College) - A well done video featuring the history of railroads in Michigan and the impact Michigan and its industries had on railroad and industgrial development nationally. (1 hour, 1 min)
USA's Oldest Still Operating Railroad Station (RailfanMax) - A short documentary about Jackson, Michigan union station, over 140 years old. 2014. (10 min)
White Pine History: Logging in Michigan (Marty Johnson) - Information on Michigan's logging era, with an emphasis on Clare County during the last quarter of the 19th century. 2013. (43 min)

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company - (Author unknown) - Brief description of C&H followed by a trade film about the C&H company and their mines. 1940's, (47 min)

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