Gaylord, Michigan stands as living proof that you don’t need skyscrapers or congested streets to find a place worth falling in love with. Tucked away in the northern reaches of Michigan’s Lower ...

It's a familiar frustration for Metro Detroit drivers: the flashing red lights and clanging bell of a railroad crossing about to close. But in communities where complaints about blocked crossings are ...

Singapore, Michigan was a lumber town near Saugatuck in west Michigan. The 19th century settlement eventually shuttered due to deforestation from logging. Folklore calls it Michigan's "Pompeii," ...

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Seven families around Bryan-College Station and beyond are chugging along to finalize their model train layouts in time for this weekend’s Model Railroad Open House. What began as an event with two ...

A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to control railroads and railroad property belong to any railroad company under a special charter. A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to control railroads ...

Great Lakes Central Railroad, based in Owosso, has signed a deal to sell to Kansas-based Watco Railroad Company Holdings Inc. Credit: Courtesy photo A short-line railroad carrier serving areas of ...

OWOSSO — A Pittsburg, Kansas-based railroad company could soon expand its presence in Michigan. On March 6, Watco Railroad Company Holdings, Inc. announced plans to acquire ownership of Great Lakes ...

Watco Railroad Company Holdings will purchase Great Lakes Central Railroad, expanding its Michigan presence. The deal is subject to approval by the Surface Transportation Board. Great Lakes Central ...

A Pittsburg, Kansas-based railroad equity company this week announced it has agreed to purchase a mid-Michigan regional hauler that runs from Ann Arbor to northern Michigan. Watco Railroad Company ...