In 2012 there is hardly any evidence that a railroad once operated here, but in 1986 three clean, shiny C425's were working the Cheboygan area. The 181 had been busy all day working the local swit... (more)

D&M 4-6-0 #137 was built by Alco in 1905 and lasted until the end of steam on the D&M and was scrapped 3-1947. This B&W slide is from my collection, location, date and photographer unknown.

D&M 4-6-0 132 East Tawas MI 9-14-1935. Unknown Photographer.

D&M GE 44T 10 was built for the M&STL as D742 in 1942, it was rebuilt by GE and sold to the D&M in 1956. D&M #10 normal asigment was at D&M's parent company STRAITS CORP BIG CUT quarry near Miller... (more)

DM RS3u 974 leads C420 976 out of ALPENA MI. From my slide collection photo by BOB WILT.

From my slide collection by an unknown photographer.

D&M RS-2 469 & RS-3u 974 work the North Bay City yard. RS-2 469 was built in 1946 and is in it's 3rd paint scheme. The paint did not wear well on 469 and it will soon be repainted into a new schem... (more)

Well maintained and look at that speed recorder cable made for a solid bearing. Unusual.

A pair of C425's leads 28 cars of paper products from the Cheboygan mill south along a frozen over Mullet Lake a few miles north of Topinabee. 181 and 1280 power this job on a bright late winter/e... (more)

Freshly-fallen snow is no match for the daily southbound freight from Cheboygan as seen north of Wolverine. Railroad would abandon service on this section of track in late summer 1990.

D&M 1280 hustles south with the Cheboygan-Bay City freight near Topinabee. The train is made up of mainly paper loads and empty tanks from the mill in Cheboygan. The mill supplied nearly all of th... (more)

D&M 1077 rests in Mackinaw City waiting for the Chief Wawatam to return from St. Ignace. I like the sign above the short hood of the RS-3. After this photo we always referred to 1077 as D&M's BEST... (more)

D&M RS-2 466 is ready to go about its chores of switching the Cheboygan area industries. The 466 was ordered in the 6 month of 1946 and was delivered in October of 1946 as the first production RS-... (more)

D&M 4610 sifts through fresh snow as it departs Cheboygan with 3 cars headed to Mackinaw City to work the car ferry. In a odd twist the D&M did all the switching of the Chief at Mackinaw City whil... (more)

D&M 281,381 roll the Cheboygan-Bay City freight south past the old NYC station, that now appears to be a residence at Wolverine.