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Michigan Central Railroad

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See the progress Ford has made inside the historic Michigan Central Station

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Michigan Central Station restoration crew finds 1913 letter in bottle

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Progress at Michigan Central Station

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Ann Arbor Michigan Central Railroad Station (1920)

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Ford reveals artifacts found during Michigan Central Station renovations

The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage.
  • Genealogy 

  • History 

  • Passenger services 

  • Freight services 

  • Service to Canada 

  • Railroad ferry and car float service 

  • Competitors 

  • Michigan Central Station: Jackson 

  • Michigan Central Station: Detroit 

  • Michigan Central Station: Niles 

  • Michigan Central Station: Battle Creek 

  • Michigan Central Station: Ann Arbor 

  • Trail Creek swing bridge 

  • Historic equipment 

  • Modern operations 

  • Proposed rebirth as an independent railroad