MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD LANTERN THE ADAMS & WESTLAKE COMPANY M.C.R.R. 1895

Description: MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROADThis is a nice piece of Vintage Railroad History made by ADAMS & WESTLAKE COMPANY for the MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. This lantern is marked THE ADAMS & WESTLAKE COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK M.C.R.R. PATENTED MAY 28, 1895. The Corning DEEP RED glass globe is embossed M.C.R.R. Cnx 6 NO Cracks several small chips around rims. Brass burner is marked ADLAKE PATD APRIL 27, 1909, and is in good working condition. Frame does not sit 100 percent square. Please view photos and email with questions. Thanks for looking.Michigan Central RailroadFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchNot to be confused with Central Michigan Railroad.Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Central Railroad (red) and New York Central system (orange) as of 1918OverviewLocaleIllinois, Indiana, Michigan, OntarioSuccessorNew York Central RailroadTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeGold Bond of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, issued 10 July 1907The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup, Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage.At the end of 1925, MC operated 1871 miles of road and 4139 miles of track; that year it reported 4304 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 600 million passenger-miles.

Price: 425 USD

Location: Warsaw, Missouri

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