Railroad: Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company

Chesapeake & Ohio railroad → Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company → Ended

Incorporated: 1983 - To operate rail and car ferry between Michigan and Wisconsin ports.

Operation includes the S. S. Badger, S. S. Spartan and City of Midland.

Operates for 7 years.

Closed: 1990. November.

Reference: [MRRC]

Notes

Time Line

1983. July. The Chesapeake & Ohio sells its three remaining ferries, the S.S. Badger, S.S. Spartan and City of Midland, to new owners Glen Bowden and George Towns. The car ferry service operates under the new name of the Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company (MWT).

1990. November. MWT ceases operations, bringing a halt to a century of railroad car ferry service between Michigan and Wisconsin.