Front:
CARFERRY CITY OF MIDLAND"
PERE MARQUETTE RAILWAY
The Railroad That Crosses Lake Michigan
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Latest addition to the fleet of Pere Marquette
Railway carferries offering motorists and ship-
pers a direct short route between Ludington,
Mich. and Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Kewaunee,
Wisconsin, the CITY OF MIDLAND is the
largest and most powerful ship of its type on
the Great Lakes. Launched Sept. 18, 1940 and
entering service early in 1941, the new carferry
has ample accommodations for passengers in its
spacious modern lounges, dining room, 74 state-
rooms, broad decks. It handles 50 automobiles
and 34 railroad cars. Displacement 8200 tons;
length 406 ft.; depth 17 12 ft.; width 57 ft.;
speed 18 miles per hour.
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