Railroad ferries were once commonplace on the Great Lakes. Here we see Ann Arbor's "City of Green Bay" entering the Elberta/Frankfort, MI harbor with a load of freight cars. A colorful y... (more)

We rode the ferry across Lake Michigan between Kewaunee, Wisconsin to Elberta, Michigan on August 19, 1979. Here, we are approaching the dock at Elberta as Ann Arbor S3 #7 prepares to remove the ... (more)

A slide from my collection. Ann Arbor 7 is switching cars that have arrived from the carferry this day. All of this area is a field now, with only the rail-boat docks and the turntable remaining. ... (more)

Completed in 1892, the yard in Elberta, MI. was a monumental completion for its time, as it marked an end to a 20 year struggle for the Ann Arbor RR to reach Lake Michigan. The main purpose of thi... (more)

Quite possibly one of the best shots I own of the ferry yard in Elberta, MI. Ann Arbor S3 10 loads cars on to the Viking as the Arthur K. Atkinson sits in Betsie Bay laid up with a bent crankshaft... (more)

A trio of Ann Arbor GP35's haul a southbound freight (though technically north in the photo) across open water after pulling the cars off of one of the Ann Arbor car ferries in Elberta, MI. This l... (more)

AA GP35's 388 and 394 rest at the north end of the railroad in Elberta. From here freight was car-ferried to multiple locations across Lake Michigan. In the center background between the 35's and ... (more)

AA 7 switches the waterfront yard in Elberta with the prow of one of the ferries as part of the backdrop.

Ann Arbor Railroad Car Ferry Viking was launched on December 30, 1924 as ANN ARBOR NO. 7 and had a capacity 30 rail cars. In 1964 she was rebuilt and her original triple expansion steam engines we... (more)

Westbound Ann Arbor Train No. 501's run was about complete as it crossed the causeway across Lake Betsie and would shortly arrive at Boat Landing in Elberta, MI on June 18, 1981. Immediately afte... (more)

An Ann Arbor yard job with S3 No. 7 was busy switching cars to be loaded on the "MV Viking" at Boat Landing on June 18, 1981.

Ann Arbor Alco S3 No. 7 was taking a momentary break at the yard in Elberta, MI on June 18, 1981. Ann Arbor car ferry "MV Viking" had arrived from Manitowoc, WI and the cars unloaded. Soon westb... (more)

Ann Arbor engines 394, 387, and 385 are pulling a southbound train out of Elberta, Michigan.