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Railroad Construction, Jewitt Street Bridge, C & O Railroad, Howell, Michigan
This photograph is believed to be of the Railroad Construction, Jewitt Street Bridge, C & O Railroad, Howell, Michigan.
The C & O Railroad was formerly known as the Pere Marquette Railroad.
This pictures is also in the "Howell Bicentennial History Book and Photographic Supplement", 1992, p. 319.
The date and names of the persons in the photograph are unknown. -
Fatal Car Wreck Near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot, Fowlerville, Michigan -1954.
Fatal Car Wreck Near the Chesapeake & Ohio Depot, Fowlerville, Michigan -1954.
View the Livingston County Press article Train - Auto Crash on Wednesday Fatal to Orel Lasher and his obituary from the 23 June 1954 paper. (links work in the library or if you have Newspapers.com subscription) -
Train Wreck East of Fowlerville, Michigan - August 1, 1947
Train Wreck 2 miles East of Fowlerville, Michigan - August 1, 1947 on the Pere Marquette railroad.
Read the August 7, 1946 Livingston County Press article Freight Wreck Delays Mail. (links work in the library or if you have Newspapers.com subscription) -
Ann Arbor Railroad Wreck near Lakeland, Michigan - November 1907
Ann Arbor Railroad Wreck near Lakeland, Michigan - November 1907
From Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 this photo is captioned "In November 1907 a train went through Howell, Michigan headed south. Another train left Ann Arbor, Michigan about the same time. It was late at night and it was a one track line. About 3:20 AM they met at Lakeland, Michigan between Howell, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan. This picture shows the result" -
Control Room at the Ann Pere Crossing, Livingston County, Michigan
Control Room at the Ann Pere Crossing, Livingston County, Michigan
Crossing of Ann Arbor Railroad and Pere Marquette Railroad.
unknown year
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Chesapeake & Ohio Train Wreck near Walnut Street in Howell, Michigan - March 10, 1953
Chesapeake & Ohio Train Wreck near Walnut Street in Howell, Michigan - March 10, 1953
Thirty-eight cars of west bound Toledo-Grand Rapids freight train were wrecked at 7:25am. Cost around $250,000. A broken wheel on a car about 30 back from the head end is believed to have caused the wreck.
Read March 11, 1953 Livingston County Press Article (in Library use only) -
Pere Marquette Depot, Brighton, Michigan
This is a photograph of the Pere Marquette Depot in Brighton, Michigan. It was located on West Main Street and was razed in the 1960's. According to the "Old Brighton Village" Book, 1974, the first train came to Brighton on July 4, 1871 and gave free rides to all the townspeople. -
Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, 126 Wetmore, Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Railroad, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph captioned "Depot with Ed Beach", and was included in David Finney's book, "Images of America, Howell', and it notes that this brick depot was built on the north side of Howell by the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1885-1886. To the right, there is a partial view of an omnibus from the Whipple House which was owned by Henry Whipple. In the background is the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
The date of the photograph is unknown. -
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Coal Cars at the Ann Arbor Railroad Coal Dock
Coal Cars at the Ann Arbor Railroad Coal Dock
This image, along with other smaller and limited injury/loss accidents and abandonments where this statement is included, are believed to have combined over the years into the myth of a "Locomotive" in the swamp adjacent to the 1886 TAA&NM depot. likely, only pieces of rolling stock such as wood frame cars that were too costly to retrieve as opposed to replace, if any, remain. Some of these pieces are said to be visible during extreme dry spells.
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