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OWOSSO, MI - Michigan's premier railroading museum has added another historic locomotive to its eclectic collection. The Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso welcomed the arrival of the Chicago ...
Tickets for the North Pole Express annual steam engine trips between Owosso and Ashley are set to go on sale at noon Tuesday, ...
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Michigan's first railroad appeared in 1833 with the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, which was designed to connect the Kalamazoo River, Adrian, and Port Lawrence, now known as Toledo.
MARQUETTE COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) – A Michigan museum received $120,000 in funding to restore one of the oldest surviving steam locomotives in the United States.
The 765 was built in 1944 and was considered a super-locomotive because it reached speeds of about 70 mph. The rail society was incorporated in 1972 to care for and restore the locomotive.
Grand Haven, Mich. – Vandals have damaged a steam locomotive on permanent display in western Michigan. The Pere Marquette 1223 in Grand Haven has been spray-painted several times, according to ...
Watco Railroad Company Holdings will purchase Great Lakes Central Railroad, expanding its Michigan presence. The deal is subject to approval by the Surface Transportation Board. Great Lakes ...
A Pittsburg, Kansas-based railroad equity company this week announced it has agreed to purchase a mid-Michigan regional hauler that runs from Ann Arbor to northern Michigan. Watco Railroad Company ...