Railroad Car Ferry in Jackson County, MI

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Railroad Car Ferry in Jackson County, MI

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For some reason I have this vague memory of reading on michiganrailroads.com a long time ago (2010/2011) that there was a short lived car ferry across a lake in Jackson County.
I remember it being specifically mentioned as a topic for a then upcoming meeting of the Michigan Railroad Club. There was no other information, just the teaser.
Is my brain playing tricks on me, or did this actually happen?

It may have been Lake Somerset? But that is in Hillsdale County...

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Re: Railroad Car Ferry in Jackson County, MI

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NS3322 wrote:
Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:35 pm
For some reason I have this vague memory of reading on michiganrailroads.com a long time ago (2010/2011) that there was a short lived car ferry across a lake in Jackson County.
I remember it being specifically mentioned as a topic for a then upcoming meeting of the Michigan Railroad Club. There was no other information, just the teaser.
Is my brain playing tricks on me, or did this actually happen?

It may have been Lake Somerset? But that is in Hillsdale County...
any idea what railroad it was? i was able to find the snapshots of the website from 2010/2011 and has a long list car ferries

maybe the name of the lake? the ships that were used? anything is helpful

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Re: Railroad Car Ferry in Jackson County, MI

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They used to load cars on barges off the Air line at Lime Lake in Jackson. This thread talks about it. http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewto ... 7&p=329416

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Re: Railroad Car Ferry in Jackson County, MI

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Scooterb wrote:
Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:28 pm
They used to load cars on barges off the Air line at Lime Lake in Jackson. This thread talks about it. http://www.railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewto ... 7&p=329416
Yep that was the lake.

Thanks! I was also looking for that hidden gem of a thread which has rare photos of the stock cars in Burlington!

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