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Houghton Street Car Scenes

Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter Houghton Street Car Scenes [A street car passes what appears to be a private residence on a snowy day.]

Scanned: September 20, 2010


Houghton Street Car Scenes

Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter Houghton Street Car Scenes [A street car travels down a snow covered street in a residential area. Looks like it might be in East Houghton.]

Scanned: September 20, 2010


Houghton Street Car Scenes

Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Human Settlements, Cities and Towns, Seasons, Winter Houghton Street Car Scenes [An almost empty street car swooshes past the camera in this winter scene.]

Scanned: September 20, 2010


Winter in Hancock

Seasons, Winter, Transportation, Railroads, Street, Railroads, Historic Sites, Historic Districts [Children race dog sleds down a street in Hancock, Michigan. The rail way for a street car can also be seen, along with several Hancock store fronts.]

Scanned: October 22, 2013


Electric Car in Winter

Seasons, Winter, Local Transit, Street, Railroads, [Street car traveling through a wooded area during winter.]

Scanned: August 30, 2012


Railroads

Transportation, Railroads, Railroads, Cars, Seasons, Winter Through car moving southerly from Calumet to Houghton about 1917. The site is St. Marys named for the St. Marys mine and the Mineral Land Company. The site today, is said to be immediately south of the hamlet of Boston. [A lone car travels the wooden trestle in winter.]

Scanned: January 30, 2007


Railroads - Accidents

Transportation, Railroads, Accidents, Seasons, Winter Train wreck at L'Anse, MI. [Photo of the wreck.]

Scanned: January 30, 2007


Railroads - Copper Range

Transportation, Railroads, Metal Trade, Seasons, Winter Despite the great depth of the snow, industry must go on if an area is to possess any type of economics whatsoever. Here, the Copper Range Railroad of Houghton, MI is hauling copper sand to the mill at Freda for recovery of the metal from the sand. Snow here is 22 inches deep. [The train hauls several cars of sand along a snowy track.]

Scanned: January 30, 2007


Railroads - Soo Line

Transportation, Railroads, Railroads, Cars, Seasons, Winter [The Soo Line with a snow plow attached, travels on the tracks near the Houghton Bridge. The 7 UP bottling company and the Downtowner Motel can be seen.]

Scanned: January 30, 2007


Railroad Depots

Railroads, Buildings and Structures, Railroad Stations, Transportation, Automotive, Seasons, Winter Trains - Depots - Ontonagon in Winter. [Photo of the Ontonagon depot on a snowy day. A train engine with a plow attached removes snow from the tracks.]

Scanned: February 28, 2007