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History Hounds | Connecting Lines: The Michigan Railway Company

[Historical Society of Michigan remote presentation] Connecting Lines: The Michigan Railway Company with Norman Krentel, Illinois Railway Museum

Track the rise and fall of Michigan's most significant electric railway system, the Michigan United Railways Company. Founded through local rail-based transportation systems, the company grew to several expansive divisions before shuttering just before the Great Depression.

We'd like to thank the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM), which supports local history organizations, like us! They are continuing to make their History Hounds Lecture Series available online for free to members of HSM’s member organizations. Register for this remote presentation by 3:00pm the previous day. Click here to register. Select “A member of an Organizational Member of HSM” to enjoy this presentation at no charge.