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The locomotive for the Michigan Star Clipper is a General Motors EMD F7 1,500-horsepower engine, built in 1950 for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. The engine, rebuilt and computerized, is electric and operated the train smoothly at a top speed of 10 m.p.h.; even the drinks on the dining tables did not spill out. [3]
FALL FUN: 10 best family vacation ideas for fall 2024. 3. Amtrak's Downeaster. Boston to Brunswick, Maine. This three-hour Amtrak ride through portions of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine ...
The company owns the track, which runs from Walker, Michigan to Coopersville, Michigan in Kent and Ottawa counties, approx 14 miles. It runs passenger excursion trains from Coopersville to Marne and back. Some are theme oriented while others are just train rides. They also service one freight customer, near the eastern end of the line, with ...
1896–present. Technical. Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. 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 Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad was a 16 in (406 mm), 1/4-scale ridable miniature railway, located in Fairview, Michigan. The railroad ran through the scenic Huron National Forest and the Comins Creek valley. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The railroad operated continuously from 1994 before closing permanently in 2021 [14] due ...
The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a 2.94-mile (4.73 km) elevated automated people mover system in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] The system operates in a one-way loop on a single track encircling downtown Detroit, using Intermediate Capacity Transit System linear induction motor technology developed by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation.
Traverse City is the most populous city in the Northern Michigan region. Traverse City is at the head of the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay, a 32-mile-long (51 km) bay of Lake Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is divided into arms by the 18-mile-long (29 km) Old Mission Peninsula, which is attached at its base to Traverse City.
October 16, 2024 at 11:39 AM GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An art show and auction in Grand Rapids will benefit the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan. “Shining Through …