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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Detroit approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, with a truss bridge and buildings in the background. Trains are on the tunnel tracks and alongside. Printed on verso: The Detroit River Tunnel, has the unique distinction of being the only tunnel of its type ever built. It was constructed in sections, all work being done from the surface of the water without the use of compressed air. The Tunnel is operated electronically. Construction was started October 1, 1906, and completed July 1, 1910. The length from portal to portal is 1 3/8 miles, and from summit of grade 2 ½ miles. It was built by the Detroit River Tunnel Company for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 8, 1911.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A "Disbanded Soldiers Ticket" for the Michigan Central Railroad from Detroit to Paw Paw issued by Charles S. May the captain of Company K of the 2nd Michigan Infantry. "1861" is printed at the bottom.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black & white photographic print depicting Michigan Central Station as seen from railroad tracks looking northwest.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of the opening of a small shaft using in constructing the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. A small cart used to haul gravel is on tracks running from the mouth of the shaft up an incline toward the camera. Railroad tracks run along the bottom of a cut to the right of the shaft. Two figures stand among construction debris in the background. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "158, Hauling Gravel up incline No. 3 Shaft, Windsor, 5/28/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the back of Michigan Central Station, with train sheds and railroad tracks in the foreground. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 31, 1914.
- Date Issued:
- 1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo taken of the Detroit River Tunnel Company freighter DESMOND docked along Windsor's riverfront near where the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel is being built. An Illinois Central Railroad car is beside the river. Cranes, barrels, lumber, and small wooden buildings are along the shore. Open-top railroad cars run along the foreground. A railroad ferry is on the Detroit River in the background. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "243-34 No. 1 Shaft Windsor Sta. 186, 6/11/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Schedule booklet for the Detroit Merchants and Manufacturers First Michigan Trip beginning November 28th, and ending December 2nd, 1898. A passage inside the booklet explains the purpose of the trip to being to allow members of the Detroit Merchants and Manufacturers Exchange to meet their customers around the state. The Michigan Central Railroad Depot on the corner of Third Avenue and Jefferson Avenue is pictured on the cover. The itinerary within lists arrival and departure times for the towns along the route. The itinerary uses the Michigan Central Railroad, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, Grand Trunk Railroad, Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, and the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad. The booklet is bound with both staples and glue.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo taken overlooking a rail yard off the west side of the Vermont Street bridge. Workers are working on tracks near the bottom center of the image. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "[...]2, Looking W. from Vermont St. Bridge, 4/17/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of a saw mill beside several sets of railroad tracks in Windsor, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Boards and logs are piled beside the tracks. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "177-22, Saw Mill Windsor, 5/28/07."
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Complimentary Detroit, Lansing, and Northern Railroad pass issued to Adda R. Cavell in 1885. The pass is numbered "2," and is signed by the line's general manager John B. Mulliken. The card is printed in dark green on light green paper with an engraving of the Michigan State Capitol in the upper left. A map of rail routes through Michigan is printed on the verso, however it has been obscured by remnants of a paper to which the card was mounted.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
