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SS City of Midland 41
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SS City of Midland 41 was a train ferry serving the ports of Ludington, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Kewaunee, Wisconsin, for the Pere Marquette Railway and its successor,
SS City of Midland 41 leaving Ludington in July 1976
SS City of Midland 41 leaving Ludington in July 1976
City of Midland 41 on her maiden voyage
City of Midland 41 on her maiden voyage
City of Midland 41 docked at Manitowoc, Wisconsin c. 1950s. Notice City of Midland 41's large automobile capacity.
City of Midland 41 docked at Manitowoc, Wisconsin c. 1950s. Notice City of Midland 41's large automobile capacity.
City of Midland 41 sailing out of Ludington in July 1988, the last year she would ever sail as a ferry.
City of Midland 41 sailing out of Ludington in July 1988, the last year she would ever sail as a ferry.
Uniflow steam engine
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The uniflow type of steam engine uses steam that flows in one direction only in each half of the cylinder. Thermal efficiency is increased by having a temperature gradient along the cylinder. Steam al
SS City of Midland 41
…on Lake Michigan, she entered service for the Pere Marquette Railway company in March 1941 as the largest Great Lakes ferry. Powered by two Skinner Unaflow steam engines, City of Midland 41 was capable of speeds up to 20 miles per hour (17.4 kn) with a cruising speed of 17.6 miles per hour (15.3 kn). The City of Midland…
Galloway uniflow steam engine, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
Galloway uniflow steam engine, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
A restored 1918 Atkinson Uniflow steam wagon, photographed in 1977
A restored 1918 Atkinson Uniflow steam wagon, photographed in 1977