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During the late 1940s through the 1960s the City of Midland 41 experienced the prime years of her career. In 1952 and 1953, the car ferries SS Pere Marquette 21 and SS Pere Marquette 22 were upgraded, and two new car ferries, SS Spartan and SS Badger, entered service. They were the last two railroad car ferries built on the Great Lakes.
In 1998 the vessel was sold again to Pere Marquette Shipping of Ludington, MI for use as a push tug for their 400 ft (120 m) bulk barge Pere Marquette 41. The Krystal K was rebuilt as an articulated pusher tug and received a Hydraconn connection system and an elevated pilot house. Upon completion the tug was given her original name of Undaunted.
The division became known as the "Pere Marquette District" of the C&O railroad. There were already several car ferries working out of Ludington at the time, including the Pere Marquette 21 and Pere Marquette 22, the City of Saginaw 31 and City of Flint 32, and the City of Midland 41. C&O decided to improve its ferry fleet by adding two new ships.
Interlake Maritime Services is an American shipping firm that was created in December 2020 after Interlake Steamship Company purchased the assets of Pere Marquette Shipping Company and Lake Michigan Car Ferry Company, including the car ferry SS Badger, MT Undaunted, ATB Pere Marquette 41, SS Spartan, and MG Winfield Scott (LT-805).
The Pere Marquette 1225 typically pulls hundreds of passengers on a 4½-hour excursion from Owosso to Ashley on weekends beginning in late November.
Pere Marquette Railroad. International (1872), built for Grand Trunk, later in use for Pere Marquette on St. Clair River from 1903–27; Pere Marquette 10 (built 1945), in use as ferry until 1974, in use as barge until 1995; Pere Marquette 12 (1927), sold to Canadian National in 1969, renamed St. Clair, converted to barge 1980s, in use until 1995
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