Railroad: Ironwood and Bessemer Railway and Light Company (E)

Gogebic & Iron Counties Railway & Light → Ironwood and Bessemer Railway and Light Co. → Lake Superior District Power

From: Gogebic & Iron Counties Railway & Light - 1911

Operated for 11 years.

Became: Lake Superior District Power - 1922

Reference: [MRRC]

Notes

This is an electric railroad which extended from Montreal and Hurley Wisconsin east to Ironwood, Bessemer and Jessieville, MI, a total of about 12 miles. The line was ultimately abandoned under different ownership in 1932. 

Time Line

1922. Motors in the rotary plow were burned out yesterday, seriously handicapping the work of clearing the streetcar tracks of snow. It was thought that the rotary plow would be running again this afternoon. About 50 men are employed by the streetcar company in shoveling snow. [IDG-1922-0224]