[Carferries of Michigan, plans and drawings], 1905-1980.

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[Carferries of Michigan, plans and drawings], 1905-1980.

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Record group RG 88-47 consists of blueprints of car ferries and shore facilities. The drawings show the technical details for docks, ports, and car ferries. The internal workings of the ferry engines are featured. Documents the Viking (renamed from Ann Arbor #7), Arthur K. Atkinson (1905-1928, renamed from Ann Arbor #6), Ann Arbor #3 (1916), Mackinaw City Ferry, and the docks at Elberta and Frankfort, Michigan.

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State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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Viking (Train ferry)

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Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry

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Ann Arbor #3 (Train ferry)

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Arthur K. Atkinson (Train ferry)

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Mackinaw City Ferry (Train ferry)

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Ann Arbor Railroad Company

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The Ann Arbor Railroad began in 1878. The line began in Toledo, Ohio and ran northwest through Ann Arbor to Frankfort and Elberta, Michigan. It was officially incorporated on September 21, 1895. The railroad ran a Great Lakes car ferry service from 1892 to 1982. In 1976, the Michigan Department of Transportation bought the northern part of the railroad (the railroad had declared bankruptcy in 1973). In order to keep the entire line operating, the state bought the southern part in 1980. By 1988-1...

Michigan. Bureau of Urban and Public Transportation

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