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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

First incarnation

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

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

Footnotes

References

Beecher, Jr., William (June 2022). "Home, Home on the Mineral". Trains. pp. 18–23.

External links

New

A Day in the Life of the Mineral Range Railroad, Thornapple River Rail Series

Old

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.

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