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Alpena and Northern Railroad

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and ceased to exist as an independent company. Its original main line between Alpena and LaRocque became part of the D&M's Northern Division, which reached
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The company incorporated on July 28, 1893, with the intention of building an 85-mile (137 km) line from
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The company's line from Alpena to Hawks. Not shown: the short-lived extension to Lake Jackson
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On November 18 of that same year the company opened a line from Alpena to 128: 726: 527: 407: 293: 1282: 1066: 1039: 1050: 1048: 1165:"New D&M branch to Hillman now in actual service" 105: 74: 69: 59: 36: 31: 1003:On April 16, 1895, the A&N was bought by the 961:is a defunct railroad which operated briefly in 1294: 930: 8: 19: 1301: 1287: 1279: 937: 923: 141: 114: 1210:Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies 1375:Railway companies disestablished in 1895 1349:Erie and Michigan Railway and Navigation 205: 197: 1032: 263: 255: 116: 1390:American companies established in 1893 1191: 1122: 1110: 1054: 281: 273: 245: 237: 18: 1370:Railway companies established in 1893 1254:Michigan Railroad Commission (1894). 990:Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad 7: 992:'s station on the north bank of the 1067:Michigan Railroad Commission (1894) 1040:Michigan Railroad Commission (1895) 1400:1895 disestablishments in Michigan 14: 1341:Au Sable and Northwestern Railway 839: 715: 638: 494: 396: 879: 872: 845: 838: 831: 812: 805: 780: 755: 714: 689: 664: 637: 631: 630: 605: 580: 557: 517: 493: 487: 486: 461: 436: 395: 370: 345: 322: 280: 272: 262: 254: 244: 236: 212: 204: 196: 187: 165: 1385:1893 establishments in Michigan 1237:Michigan State University Press 1214:Michigan State University Press 1173:. 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East Lansing, Michigan: 109:68.7 miles (110.6 km) 1317: 888: 866: 857: 825: 821: 799: 792: 774: 767: 749: 723: 708: 701: 683: 676: 658: 649: 624: 617: 599: 592: 574: 569: 551: 544: 511: 502: 480: 473: 455: 448: 430: 404: 389: 382: 364: 357: 339: 334: 316: 290: 228: 221: 181: 174: 159: 155: 144: 113: 24: 1233:Michigan Railroad Lines 1325:Black River Railroad 16:Railroad in Michigan 1170:Alpena Evening News 1145:. 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Detroit and Mackinac Railway
Track gauge
Legend
Dover
Gower
Otsego County
Montmorency County
Valentine Lake
McPhee
Montmorency County
Presque Isle County
Rainy Lake
Hurst
to Cheboygan
LaRocque
Metz
Nowicki
to Rogers City
Posen
Polaski
Presque Isle County
Alpena County
Bolton
Cathro
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northern Michigan

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