Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad
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The Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad was a short, standard-gauge line in the U.S. state of Michigan
. Organized in 1887, it served several counties in the northwestern quarter of Michigan's Lower Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The railroad's main line stretched from Manistee
to Traverse City
, with a spur line to Northport
.
The Manistee and North-Eastern was originally built to help exploit the old-growth timber
resources of its service area. Logs were carried to mills in Manistee. The railroad also attempted to develop a sideline as a hauler of potato
es.
The Manistee and North-Eastern was consolidated into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
in 1955. A section of the short railroad's right-of-way is now in use as the Leelanau Trail
.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. Organized in 1887, it served several counties in the northwestern quarter of Michigan's Lower Peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The railroad's main line stretched from Manistee
Manistee, Michigan
Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from...
to Traverse City
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
, with a spur line to Northport
Northport, Michigan
Northport is a village in Leelanau Township, Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. When Leelanau County was formed in 1863, Northport served as the first county seat from 1863 to 1883.-Geography:...
.
The Manistee and North-Eastern was originally built to help exploit the old-growth timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
resources of its service area. Logs were carried to mills in Manistee. The railroad also attempted to develop a sideline as a hauler of potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es.
The Manistee and North-Eastern was consolidated into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
in 1955. A section of the short railroad's right-of-way is now in use as the Leelanau Trail
Leelanau Trail
The Leelanau Trail is a non-motorized recreational rail trail of in length that extends from the west side of Traverse City, Michigan to Suttons Bay, Michigan....
.