Many Michigan towns find their roots along the railroad tracks that connected people nationwide for nearly a hundred years. And while train traffic isn’t what it once was, the impact of railways can ...

OTSEGO COUNTY — Although the logging industry flourished in Northern Michigan in the late 1800s, by 1917 it was all but over leaving behind logging villages that started dying as quickly as they had ...

Singapore, Michigan was a lumber town near Saugatuck in west Michigan. The 19th century settlement eventually shuttered due to deforestation from logging. Folklore calls it Michigan's "Pompeii," ...

Fans of beautiful Michigan train rides may be disappointed this season: The North Pole Express ride during Christmas season was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, as well as the popular fall color ...

The freight rail industry is a significant economic enabler in Detroit and the entire state of Michigan. “Rail has long played an outside role in moving Michigan’s auto industry, from the early 1900s ...

A $30 million investment by the federal government in Michigan’s railroad infrastructure is expected to bolster supply chains and, in turn, create more jobs in urban and rural communities throughout ...