January: WB Tower in Adrian is closed following automation. It guarded the crossing of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern (NYC) and the Wabash from 1981 to 1960. [MSAI]
April 14: The Copper Range Houghton freight station is destroyed by fire. [CRH]
May: The C&O wins permission to halt its regular passenger trains between Traverse City and Petoskey. [DFP-1962-0916]
Labor Day: The New York Central ends all Mackinaw passenger operations. They now run Budd cars only between Detroit and Bay City. (Note: The Timberliner apparently continued on summer weekends until the following year). [MRC-3/90]
September 4: The Michigan Public Service Commission allows the NYC to discontinue passenger service from Bay City to Mackinaw. [DFP-1962-0916]
The New York Central abandons its former "Old Road" line between Hudson and Osseo, about 11 miles. This is the first abandonment of the Old Road to take place. [GM]
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (which served Detroit with passenger trains) is merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. [STOV]
The New York Central train to Mackinaw City is now a Budd car, running during daylight. Food service was a box lunch put on board the "Beeliner" in Standish in both directions. [MRC-3/90]
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