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The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (reporting mark LSI), is a Class III railroad U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It began operations in 1896. The LS&I continues to operate as an independent railroad from its headquarters in Marquette.
Rural Freight Rail and Multimodal Transportation Improvements: The Upper Peninsula of Michigan (PDF) (Final report). Houghton: Michigan Technological University Rail Transportation Program. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 3, 2017 – via Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Research and Best Practices.
Michigan Railway, North Western Grand Trunk Railway: Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad: PM: 1869 1878 Chicago and West Michigan Railroad: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway: MILW: 1893 1928 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: MILW MILW 1927 1984 Escanaba and Lake ...
The proposed lines would cover several gaps in Michigan's growing railroad network: fully half the land grants would go to railroads in the Upper Peninsula, where substantial mineral resources had been discovered, while two routes in the Lower Peninsula would run north–south, bisecting the existing cross-state routes. [16]
More:Amtrak Detroit-Chicago route to expand to Windsor. To travel to cities further north than the train lines run, you can extend your journey on an Amtrak Thruway bus. Rides on Thruway buses are ...
The Iron Range & Huron Bay Railroad (IR&HB) is a defunct railroad constructed to haul iron ore in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the 1890s. Financial and engineering problems prevented the railroad's operation; it remains an unusual example of a railroad which was completed but never used.
Three ferry routes cross the international border between U.S. and Canada. Ferry trips can be as short as a few minutes crossing a river to as long as seven hours crossing Lake Superior. These routes are all closed in the winter when the rivers and lakes are iced over. Winter closures can be as long as four months a year.
The Chippewa consisting of mostly conventional components, and later known as the Chippewa-Hiawatha, with a streamlined consist was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") between Chicago, Illinois and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It operated from 1937 to 1960.