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Notes from Pennsylvania RR web site

• Continental Improvement Company sells $170,000 of Traverse City Railroad stock to GR&I having disposed of its land grant and other property, it goes out of business.
• January 1902 - All of the stock in the Manistique and Northwestern Railway is acquired by interests associated with the Grand Rapids and Indiana, which is itself associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
• April 4, 1902 GR&I agrees to operate Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad.
Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad Company is incorporated to acquire all of the assets of the Manistique and Northwestern Railway for $1.5 million.
12/1902 - Manistique and Northwestern Railway launches the railroad car ferry
Manistique Marquette and Northern No. 1 to operate between Manistique and Northport, Michigan.

1903

June 28, 1903 - Traverse City, Leelanaw & Manistique Railroad opens between Northport and Hatch's Crossing, Mich., with trackage rights over Manistee & Northeastern between Hatch's Crossing and Traverse City; controlled and operated by GR&I without agreement; soon after establish car ferry across Lake Michigan between Northport and Manistique; unsuccessful and withdrawn later in year. (opens for revenue passenger service 7/1 with through car from Northland Limited - timetable)

Board of Directors meeting Aug. 6, 1903

Whereas, it is diemed desireable by this company to negotrate contract for, or construct and build at Northport and Manistique such docks, slip, racks and approaches as may be necessary for transacting the business of this company, therfore be it.

Resolved, that R.R. Westbeauy, President and D.W. Kanfinau, Vice-President,are hereby authorized on behalf of this company, to contract for, negotiate or construct and build such docks, slip, track and approaches upon the property of this company at Northport and Manistiqueas may be necessary to transact the business of the company, with full power and authority to pay for same out of the funds of this company.

Whereas this company has negotiated with the Traverse City Leelauan & Manistique Railroad company a railroad corporation organized and existing under and in purevause of the laws of the state of Micigan, for a ninety nine (99) year lease of certain property situate in the township of Leelauan, county of Leelanau and the State of Michigan, purchase by the Traverse City Leelanauand Manistique Railroad company from Arthur W Leslie and Hannah A. Leslie his wife  bearing date January 27, 1902, and recorded in The Register of Deeds office in the county of Leelanau and State of Michigan, on the 17th day of October A.R. 1902, in liber 27 of deeds on pages 411 and 412, therefore be it -

Resolved that this company accept said leave and hereby authorizes its President and Secretary to accept said lease on behalf of this company accordingly.

Whereas, the Traverse City Leelanau and Manistique Railroad Company, a railroad corporation organized and existing under and in pursuance of the laws of the State of Michigan, desires to enter into a contact with this company agreeing that it will not engage in carrying on a car ferry and transfer business by water and will not make or enter into any contract with any person, firm or corporation for or in relation to the transportation or transfer of freight or passengers by water without the consent of this company, and it being desired for the best interest of this company to accept said offer and enter into such contract, therefore be it.

Whereas, the Traverse City Leelanau and Manistique Railroad Company desires this company to construct certain tracks, side tracks and switches connecting the tracks of that company with the docks of this company at Northport and offer and agrees to pay the cost and expense of sameon its right of way  to connections with this company's dock tracks, and to perpetually maintain said tracks connections and also maintain the dock tracks and connections of the Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad Company, with the understanding that said docks tracks and tracks connections on the property of this company remins the sole property of said Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad Company therefore be it.

Whereas, this company has negotiated with the Traverse City Leeleanau and Manistique Railroad Company for a right of way and easement whch it has over, across and upon Thrid Street (extended) in the platted village of Northport, in the township of Leelanau, Leelanua county and state of Michigan, extending from Water Street easternly to Grand Traverse Bay in said bounty, therefore be it.

Resolved that the President and Secretay of this company are hereby authorized and direct to accept and assignment and transfer of said rights and easement.

• 1905 Northport-Manistique, Mich., car ferry revived.
• 9/1905 - The Pere Marquette Railroad itself is now bankrupt; the Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad is sold at a mortgage sale to the Union Trust Company, of Detroit, Michigan.

1907

Apr. 17, 1907 Traverse City, Leelanau & Manistique Railroad sold at foreclosure to Union Trust Company of Detroit.

The car ferry routes of the Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad

and of the Ann Arbor Railway Company in November of 1907.

Shows income for Milk transportation – AFE 88 new wood spur to Berry Chemical Company plant – AFE 51 40 flat cars – AFE 80 Water tank at Manistique – AFE 82 Vertical boiler Manistique – AFE 83 Flue ratter Manistique – AFE 84 extending tracks 2 & 3 at Manistique – AFE 85 Relaying rail MP 15 – 18 AFE 86 Retirement of pulpwood spur, Manistique – AFE 87 Retirement of Manistique L. & P. siding Manistique

Retire pulpwood spur, Manistique – Manistique L&P Company siding – AFE 90 retirement McNeil branch – extending tracks 2 & 3 at Manistique – purchase motor car & hand car – AFE 99 extend Manistique River Bridge - AFE 89 applying creep checks

AFE 91 purchase Roadway, Motor and Push cars – AFE 92 purchase (1) Burroughs Adding Machine – AFE 93 Purchase dock property Manistique – AFE 94 retirement planner and wheel press – AFE 95 building 240 rods of wire fence – AFE 96 purchase wheel press 8’ ram with pulleys – AFE 97 purchase one gasoline engine – AFE 98 purchase one planer – AFE 100 replacing 60# steel with 70# relayer Mile Post 9 - 11

AFE 101 purchased locomotive No. 7 $6218.93 – AFE 102 Purchase billing machine – AFE 103 purchase concert mixer - AFE 104 purchase steam shovel $1,600.00 – AFE 107 built machine shop – AFE 105 retire old machine shop – AFE 106 retire shop machinery – AFE 108 build car shop - AFE 109 build oil house - AFE 110 retire caboose No. 1 – AFE replacing 3 miles of 60# rail with 70# rail mile post 15 to 18

Miscellaneous physical property report – rail and track material

• Manistique Pulp and Paper Company – Bridge
• Hanneman Bros. - Spur track
• City Fuel Company - Spur track
• Schimkatt Cutley Company - Spur track
• Napoleon Boudah - Spur track
• A. M. Chesbrough - Spur track
• Northwestern Cooperage Company - Spur track
• John Stankovich & August Carlson - Spur track
• Guy H. Burrell - Spur track
• C. E. Burrell - Spur track
• C. E. Clement - Spur track
• Oscar Anderson (listed twice)- Spur track
• Odell and Aldrich - Spur track
• Carl Christensen - Spur track

[The above list is believed to be list of customers that railroad owned the spur track.]

[The above list is believed to be list of customers that railroad owned the spur track.  This in addition to the ones listed in 1926.]

Change in reporting to ICC by ICC

Ann Arbor Railroad Bankruptcy Dockett 358/359 7-17-1939
Authorized to sell loco #2140 to M&LS RR for $59,888.

5/18/1949

Retire 5 M&LS flat cars [AA RR AFE item]

Retired snow spreader, flat car – 7 shop machine – replaced shop steam engine with electric motor 30 HP
Own 3 locos – 2 box – 8 flat cars – caboose 1 – M of W 0

1/25/1950

Retire M&LS derrick 3178 [AA RR AFE item]

12/20/1950

Retire M&LS snow spreader 4502 [AA RR AFE item]

7/18/1951

Retire M&LS flat car 25009 [AA RR AFE item]

A fire of undetermined origin on September 12, 1952, completely destroyed the roundhouse, sand house, material room, two steam locomotives, shop machinery, and other minor facilities with a ledger value of $21,722.00 and depreciated value of $6,320.00.  The insurance recovered from this destroyed property amounted to $9,700.00

On February 21, 1952, the board of directors authorized the purchase of one 660 h.p. diesel switching locomotive for use in road service, at a cost of $83,194.15, and on November 14, 1952, authorized expenditures of $4,413.00 covering the cost of constructing diesel fueling M52, and resulted in complete dieselization of all operations.

Retirement of 3 steam locos and one flat car

1/4/1952

Retire M&LS engine 2380 [AA RR AFE item]

7/21/1952

Purchase 660 HP diesel for M&LS RR [AA RR AFE item]

9/16/1952

Purchase diesel machinist tool set for M&LS [AA RR AFE item]

9/30/1952

Retire M&LS flat car 25017 [AA RR AFE item]

11/7/1952

Retire machine and tool account fire M&LS (steam) [AA RR AFE item]

11/7/1952

Retire M&LS locomotives 2370 and 2390 [AA RR AFE item]

Purchased one snow plow $630.00 – retire one flat car

11/6/1953

Retire M&LS flat car 25024 [AA RR AFE item]

12/28/1953

Purchase one steel snowplow for M&LS [AA RR AFE item]

Retire two story freight house and office building and construct new one story office building and freight house, Manistique, Michigan

Constructed steel building for use as diesel shop, store room, and locker room, Manistique, Michigan

1959

Retire and sell AA caboose 2830 to M&LS RR Co. renumber M&LS completed 9-22-50 [AA RR AFE item]

1959

• Retire and sell AA caboose 2830 to M&LS RR Co. renumber M&LS completed 9-22-1959
• M&LS purchase one second hand steel caboose from AA RR retire & dismantle caboose M&LS No. 7 [AA RR AFE item]

Replacement of pile trestle with 48 inch corrugated metal pipe and fill at Steuben, Michigan – retirement and dismantlement of wooden caboose No. 7 and the purchase of a second-hand all steel Caboose from the Ann Arbor Railroad Company

1961

Retire M&LS freight car; 51, 52, 25001, 25006, 25012, 25014, 25018, 25023 completed 12-27-1961 [AA RR AFE item]