Alpena and Northern Railroad
- Alpena and Northern Railroad
The Alpena and Northern Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in northern Michigan during the 1890s.
The company incorporated on July 28, 1893, with the intention of building a convert|85|mi|km|adj=on line from Alpena to Mackinaw City, on the south shore of the Straits of Mackinac. On November 18 of that same year the company opened a line from Alpena to LaRocque (now Hawks), for a total length of convert|35|mi|km. [Meints (1992), 36; Michigan Railroad Commission (1894), 4.]
On April 16, 1895, the A&N was bought by the Detroit & Mackinac and ceased to exist as an independent company. [Meints (1992), 36.]
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*cite book| title=Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies| first=Graydon M.| last=Meints| year=1992| publisher=Michigan State University Press| location=East Lansing, Michigan| isbn=0870133187
*cite book| title=Annual Report| year=1894| author=Michigan Railroad Commission| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JCY2AAAAIAAJ
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