Author: A. J. Zuehlke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Development and Design of Lake Michigan Car Ferries
Author: A. J. Zuehlke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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S.S. Badger: The Lake Michigan Car Ferry
Author: Art Chavez
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531614515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
One of the last operating coal-burning steamships in the world, the S.S. Badger provides travelers and their automobiles with what is now the only opportunity to ferry across Lake Michigan. Each summer, thousands of tourists enjoy sailing the 60-mile run between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1892, the Ann Arbor Railroad Company introduced a fleet of cross-lake ferries intended to transport railroad cars. By 1897, the Pere Marquette Railroad launched its own fleet out of Ludington, beginning with the S.S. Pere Marquette. For decades, these ships carried freight, and eventually automobiles and people, across Lake Michigan. Today, only the Badger remains. Through a unique collection of archival and contemporary images, this book documents the S.S. Badger's historic career as a provider of cross-lake transport. Vintage advertisements, memorable photographs, rare diagrams, and informative text reveal the fascinating details behind the Lake Michigan Car Ferry's now-rare steam propulsion system, her design and layout, and her development from an icebreaking railroad ferry to a seasonal passenger ferry.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531614515
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
One of the last operating coal-burning steamships in the world, the S.S. Badger provides travelers and their automobiles with what is now the only opportunity to ferry across Lake Michigan. Each summer, thousands of tourists enjoy sailing the 60-mile run between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1892, the Ann Arbor Railroad Company introduced a fleet of cross-lake ferries intended to transport railroad cars. By 1897, the Pere Marquette Railroad launched its own fleet out of Ludington, beginning with the S.S. Pere Marquette. For decades, these ships carried freight, and eventually automobiles and people, across Lake Michigan. Today, only the Badger remains. Through a unique collection of archival and contemporary images, this book documents the S.S. Badger's historic career as a provider of cross-lake transport. Vintage advertisements, memorable photographs, rare diagrams, and informative text reveal the fascinating details behind the Lake Michigan Car Ferry's now-rare steam propulsion system, her design and layout, and her development from an icebreaking railroad ferry to a seasonal passenger ferry.
An Analysis of Lake Michigan Car Ferry Service
Author: Harbridge House, inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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A Study Of Alternative Concepts For Providing A Lake Michigan Ferry Service
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Great Lakes Car Ferries
Author: George W. Hilton
Publisher: Montevallo Historical Press
ISBN: 0965862453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
In the United States and Canada, there was a time when railroad tunnels and bridges were only dreams in the minds of designers, when the best way to move railroad cars across rivers and lakes was to load them on specialized ships customized for this purpose. With this functional principle in mind, shipbuilders around the Great Lakes and elsewhere built an amazing variety of vessels to do the job quickly, efficiently, and safely. George W. Hilton’s book tells the story of these boats and of the hardworking, heroic men who day after day, year after year, battled mechanical problems, ice, and bad weather, to get the cars safely across the water.
Publisher: Montevallo Historical Press
ISBN: 0965862453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
In the United States and Canada, there was a time when railroad tunnels and bridges were only dreams in the minds of designers, when the best way to move railroad cars across rivers and lakes was to load them on specialized ships customized for this purpose. With this functional principle in mind, shipbuilders around the Great Lakes and elsewhere built an amazing variety of vessels to do the job quickly, efficiently, and safely. George W. Hilton’s book tells the story of these boats and of the hardworking, heroic men who day after day, year after year, battled mechanical problems, ice, and bad weather, to get the cars safely across the water.
S.S. City of Midland 41
Author: Art Chavez
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531618322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The historic steamship City of Midland 41 sailed the waters of Lake Michigan for nearly half a century, transporting railroad cars, automobiles, and passengers. After her construction in 1941 by the revered Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, the nation's newspapers and newsreel services covered her launching and maiden voyage with enthusiastic flair. In time, she became the most beloved of all the Great Lakes car ferries. She was built as the flagship for the Pere Marquette Railway's Lake Michigan ferry fleet, and signified a bold departure from traditional Great Lakes vessel design. Her sleek outboard profile, spacious passenger accommodations, and modern interior furnishings were a hit with the traveling public. By the time she was retired from service in 1988, she had served both the Pere Marquette and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads, transported thousands of travelers as a passenger ferry, and become known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes Car Ferries."
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531618322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The historic steamship City of Midland 41 sailed the waters of Lake Michigan for nearly half a century, transporting railroad cars, automobiles, and passengers. After her construction in 1941 by the revered Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, the nation's newspapers and newsreel services covered her launching and maiden voyage with enthusiastic flair. In time, she became the most beloved of all the Great Lakes car ferries. She was built as the flagship for the Pere Marquette Railway's Lake Michigan ferry fleet, and signified a bold departure from traditional Great Lakes vessel design. Her sleek outboard profile, spacious passenger accommodations, and modern interior furnishings were a hit with the traveling public. By the time she was retired from service in 1988, she had served both the Pere Marquette and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads, transported thousands of travelers as a passenger ferry, and become known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes Car Ferries."
Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries
Author: Karl Zimmermann
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan
Author: Grant Brown
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472050494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472050494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan
A Report on Lake Michigan Car Ferries
Author: Wisconsin-Michigan Bi-state Car Ferry Task Force
Publisher:
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Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS FOR PROVIDING A LAKE MICHIGAN FERRY SERVICE
Author: Robert Scher, Volker Elste, Howard M. Bunch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description