Location: Kipling, MI

Kipling was a station stop on the Soo Line railroad between Gladstone and Rapid River in Delta County. The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company built a charcoal iron furnace and village here on Bay de Noc about 1885. The Soo Line came through in 1887 and established a station here. [MPN]

Notes

The town was named after Rudyard Kipling, one of England's most famous poets, by Fred Underwood, general manager of the railroad at that time. [EDP-1970-0807]

Time Line

1970. A derailment on the Soo Line at Kipling caused by a "joint breakage" on one of the cars, tore out about 750 yards of track. Eight cars were derailed but no one was hurt. A temporary track was laid around the wreckage for about 1/2 mile to allow trains to pass the area. Crew members are now replacing the original tracks. [EDP-1970-0729]