Michigan's Railroad Milestones

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• MI

  @michaelszyperski6519 · 5 years ago

  Glad to see someone has finally noted the Detroit and Mackinac's accomplishments. I think they've been kind of forgotten about in the last 30 years.

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• AS

  @ashipnerdoffical4260 · 5 years ago

  Sees this video: <br>Me, a rail fan and &nbsp;Michigander who&apos;s interested in Michigan railroading history.

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• PE

  @PereMarquette1223 · 5 years ago (edited)

  This is a well done video. Very impressed.<br><br>Few to add, Michigan has more miles of abandoned railroad grades then any other and the last new station built by the C&amp;O was in Grand Rapids.

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• HN

  @hnnghghnnghHHHHHFFF · 5 years ago

  Let&apos;s not forget the Wolverine, as a person who used to live in Ann Arbor, I loved to railfan the hell outta these things

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• ER

  @EricSmith-xc1hl · 5 years ago

  1 more Michigan train fact. Jackson has the oldest continually operating station in the country (if memory serves).<br>Great video👍.

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• AM

  @amessman · 5 years ago (edited)

  From what I understand the Pere Marquette route from Detroit to Grand Rapids was one of the first CTC systems as well.<br><br>Awesome video, from one Michigander to another

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• CO

  @ColoradoCentral · 5 years ago

  Happy at the fact that im going to Detroit tomorrow

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• TH

  @the_michigan_railfan · 5 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv5LNeW6Js0&amp;t=433">7:13</a>. The reason the old MCRR Detroit Terminal burned was because some farmers got pissed when a Michigan Central Express train killed their cows that had wandered onto the track. they tried to sue the railroad, but lost the case, as the fence that held the cows back was poorly maintained. The next day, The now outraged farmers then went downtown, struck a match, and set the wooden building on fire.

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• AU

  @Autorailrun2006 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Raise your hand if you knew 1225 was going to be on there<br>✋

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• BO

  @bobriemersma · 5 years ago

  I used to pass by PM 1225 every day as a freshman at MSU in 1974-75.

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• BR

  @bryanlosen3262 · 5 years ago

  Wow! It&apos;s amazing the impact that the state of Michigan has had on the railroad industry history…

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• WI

  @wills_corner · 5 years ago

  Happy to have Canadian National Diesels not only run by my house near Detroit, but across the road from my Grandparents house in the UP

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