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The primary towns on the iron range are Ishpeming and Negaunee, Michigan. Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad box car, built in 1901, on display at Mid-Continent Railway Museum. In 1904 the railroad carried over 1.2 million short tons (1.1 Mt) of freight, and over 1.1 million short tons (1.00 Mt) of that was iron ore.
The company was founded in 1878 by John Haven Cheever, as the New York Insulated Wire and Vulcanite Company and took its present name in 1885. [2] Its original premises were in Passaic, New Jersey. [3] Some of its earliest customers included Samuel Morse and Thomas Edison. [4] Charles A. Cheever (1852-1900) was its President for some time. [5]
The railroad's depot at Lakeside, Ohio, was restored in 2003 and is now used as a multi-purpose meeting facility. The railroad's Danbury depot has been moved to Fremont, Ohio, for use as a business. The line's engine houses and station in Marblehead are gone. A portion of the line's right-of-way in Lakeside is now a
MENASHA — Lakeside Book Co. will permanently close its print production facility in Menasha and lay off 339 employees, according to a notice filed with the state.
British Railways closed the line to passengers on 6 September 1965, and to all traffic two years later. [2]A group of enthusiasts, chaired by Dr Peter Beet, formed the Lakeside Railway Estates Company; they had the idea of preserving both the line and the former LMS 10A locomotive shed at Carnforth, to provide a complete steam operating system.
Lakeside station, 1951. The station was opened to passengers on 2 June 1869 by the Furness Railway, along with the branch from Plumpton Junction (just off the Leven Viaduct, on the Ulverston to Carnforth line) to Windermere Lake Side; a formal opening of the branch had taken place the day before.
With the company's announcement, over 400 people were laid off, bringing the total employed to 1,503. Dec. 19, 2000 the company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code; the company lost more than $83 million that year. On May 18, 2001, Northwestern Steel and Wire ceased operations.
A large amount of the pig iron produced by the Glendon Iron Company was mined in Williams Township, Northampton County. [3] The mines used by the company contained six mine shafts . These ranged from 250 feet (76 m) deep for Shaft Number 6 to 325 feet (99 m) deep for the Glendon Shaft and Shaft Number 3. [ 6 ]