Virtual Michigan Railroad History Conference September 18

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Virtual Michigan Railroad History Conference September 18

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The Michigan Railroad History Conference will be virtual this year (the in-person conference will return in 2022). The virtual event will be on September 18, 2021 from 1000hrs to 1230hrs (10 am to 12:30pm).

This year there will be two talks:
One by Paul Trap "Michigan's Earliest Railroads" - Michigan historian Paul Trap will describe where Michigan’s earliest railroads were located, who built them and for what purposes. Many maps and illustrations accompany his talk.

A second by Mark Worrall "For the Love of Trains" - Michigan railroad historian Mark Worrall will explore spindly logging railroads, high speed interurbans, mighty class one lines, and humble short lines. Whether under the wires, pulled by horses, or pulled by the iron horse the stories behind the images, some rare and lost, some funny, some sad, are all part of Michigan rail history.

Click the link below to Register for the virtual conference. The conference is free

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/registe ... YfzquMaS1K

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


The all volunteer non-profit Michigan Railroad History Conference organization seeks to increase knowledge of Michigan’s rich railroad and transportation heritage by holding biennial all day historical meetings in various cities across the state, typically featuring six to eight speakers and supplemented by local field trips. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the organization has elected to have an abbreviated virtual session this year. As previously announced, the next in-person Michigan Railroad History Conference with a full agenda will be held in Ludington on September 17, 2022. This will be the 16th Michigan Railroad History Conference.

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