User:The ed17/Sandbox/Mineral Range Railroad

The Mineral Range Railroad is a shortline located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded in 2013, it owns and operates over a total of 17.9 miles (28.8 km) of track. A prior and unrelated railroad with the same name existed in the same region but was abandoned in the 1920s.

History

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First incarnation

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Former Mineral Range Railroad depot in Houghton, Michigan, 2018

https://www.mininggazette.com/news/features/2015/11/the-copper-country-s-first-common-carrier/

Present incarnation

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https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/mineral-range-railroad-handles-first-revenue-loads/ https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/new-railroad-in-michigans-upper-peninsula/ https://abc10up.com/2016/08/18/michigan-rail-conference-takes-a-closer-look-at-local-rails-2/ https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/06/rare_locomotive_from_michigans.html https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/31-minnesota-2-8-0-headed-to-michigan-and-a-return-to-steam/ https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/23-soo-line-steam-locomotive-finally-relocated/

Operations

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Footnotes

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References

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  • Beecher, Jr., William (June 2022). "Home, Home on the Mineral". Trains. pp. 18–23.
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  • Mineral Range Railroad, National Museum of American History
  • Schaddelee, Leon. "The Mineral Range Railroad". Narrow Gauge and Short-Line Gazette. Vol. 7. pp. 54–58.
  • Campbell, J.F. "The Mineral Range Railroad Company". The Soo. Vol. 2. pp. 12–35.
  • Monette, Clarence J. (1993). The Mineral Range Railroad. Self-published.
  • Lautala, Pasi; Graman, Gregory; Pentti, Frank; Nelson, David (July 2014). Rural freight rail and multimodal transportation improvements - the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Michigan Technological University (Report). Michigan Department of Transportation, Office of Research and Best Practices.

Category:Transportation in Marquette County, Michigan Category:Michigan railroads Category:Companies based in Michigan Category:Railway companies established in 2013 Category:2013 establishments in Michigan Category:American companies established in 2013 Category:Mining railways in the United States Category:Mining in Michigan