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It was founded in 1969 as the Michigan State University (MSU) Railroad Club. [2] It became the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, and later adopted its present name. [3] [4] [5] The Steam Railroading Institute is an organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment and items. [6]
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Railroad AAR rep. mark California Northern Railroad: CFNR Carrizo Gorge Railway: CZRY Central California Traction: CCT McCloud Railway: MCR Modesto & Empire Traction Company: MET Mountain Pacific Railroad: MPR Northwestern Pacific Railroad: NWP Pacific Harbor Line: PHL Pacific Sun Railroad: PSRR Richmond Pacific Railroad: RPRC San Diego ...
The Grand Elk Railroad (reporting mark GDLK) is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of 40+ short-line railroads owned by Watco . The company leases a 123 miles (198 km) line from the Norfolk Southern running south from Grand Rapids , Michigan , through Kalamazoo, Michigan , to Elkhart, Indiana .
The National Training Fund (later the International Training Institute) was established in 1971 to standardize apprenticeship training and encourage the membership to keep up with changing technologies. The Stabilization Agreement of the Sheet Metal Industry, a comprehensive supplemental employment compensation plan, was established in 1973.
LS&I ALCO 2-8-0 No. 20, with the letters 'SDCX' on the cab, in Allen, Texas LS&I #21 was the last locomotive to leave the abandoned tourist railroad in 2002, after being purchased by Michael Goodell. It is now disassembled at Wisconsin in a slow process of being rebuilt for operational purposes by BMG Railroad Contractors.
The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad, was a 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) narrow gauge [2] short line operated from Bay City northward to the Lake Huron port of Alpena. The line was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge in 1886 [ 3 ] and was reorganized into the Detroit and Mackinac (D&M) on December 17, 1894.
Copper Range #29, a 1907 ALCO steam locomotive (2-8-0), on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. Boxcars of the Copper Range Railroad in 1972. The Copper Range Railroad (reporting marks CR, COPR) was a former U.S. Class I railroad that operated from 1899 to 1972 in the western Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan.