Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Depot.

The Little River Railroad is a heritage railroad located in Coldwater, Michigan. The train runs to Quincy, Michigan and occasionally Hillsdale, Michigan.

It is dedicated to the restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment such as steam locomotives. The railroad began operations in 1975.

The railroad operates passenger train excursions from Memorial Day weekend through the last weekend in October with eight Christmas excursions in December, along parts of the former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, later New York Central, now owned by the Indiana Northeastern Railroad section named "The Old Road."

Locomotives

Number Builder Type Build Date Notes
1 Vulcan Iron Works 0-4-0T c.1908 Likely built from parts of many locomotives. Ex LaPorte County Steam Historical Society
110 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-2 1911 Smallest standard gauge 4-6-2 locomotive ever built. Ex Smoky Mountain Railroad Exx Little River Railroad. This locomotive also has the consecutive builders plate number to Southern Railway 4501. This means both locomotives were built on the same floor at the same time during construction. [1]

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Rolling Stock

Number Original Owner Type Build Date Notes
605 Milwaukee Road Coach 1946 Retained Milwaukee Road Paint Scheme until 2014, when it was painted dark green to match the "Solomon" Observation Car.
633 Milwaukee Road Coach 1947 Retained Milwaukee Road Paint Scheme until 2014, when it was painted dark green to match the "Solomon" Observation Car.
1414 Unknown Observation Unknown Named "The Solomon". Built by Barney and Smith Car Company.
2594 Chicago and Alton Railroad Combine 1925 Named "Chester R. Bloom". Built by the Pullman Company
5205 United States Army WWII Troop Sleeper 1946 Used to transport troops after WWII. Built by the Pullman Company. Interior refit with seating for passengers facing towards the windows. A small snack bar has also been installed to serve refreshments to passengers during the round trip excursions.
2623 Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Caboose October 1923 one of three operational from a batch of 50. Fitted with current Little River Railroad Logo.
2630 Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Caboose October 1923 one of three operational from a batch of 50. Fitted with current Little River Railroad Logo.
82990 Northern Pacific Railroad Stock Car 1933 The stock cars have wooden walkway connecting the two stock cars to each other. Outward facing benches were installed when the stock cars entered passenger excursion service.
83022 Northern Pacific Railroad Stock Car 1933 The stock cars have wooden walkway connecting the two stock cars to each other. Outward facing benches were installed when the stock cars entered passenger excursion service.

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Pure Michigan Steam: Little River Railroad. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ "Little River Railroad".
  3. ^ "Little River Railroad".

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