Chief Wawatam, Railroad Car Ferry, Straits of Mackinac
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Railroad car ferry operates the year around crossing Michigan's Straits of Mackinac and connecting the Soo Line RR at St. Ignace with the Detroit-Mackinac RR and Michigan Northern RR at Mackinaw City. Built in 1911, the vessel has six hand fired coal burning boilers. It can carry from 16 to 22 railroad cars. |