Railroad: Milwaukee & Northern railroad


Various Milwaukee & Northern railroad Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad


Bought: 1880, the Ontonagon & Brule River.

Operated for 10 years.

Built: 1887 - Wisconsin state line to Champion.

Control: 1890 - by Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. (Sold to them in 1893).

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes


Time Line

1880. This new company purchases the Ontonagon & Brule River from Ontonagon to Rockland.

1887. This railroad builds north from the Wisconsin state line to Champion, via Iron Mountain and Channing.

1890. Controlled by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. Sold to them in 1893.

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

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