Little River Railroad (Michigan)

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

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Depot.

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

Image	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

Image	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

• Trains portal
• Michigan portal

• List of heritage railroads in the United States
• Non-profit organization

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".

External links

• Railroad's website

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