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, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from 1941 until 1988. The ferry was named after the city of Midland, Michigan.
SS City Of Midland 41 leaving Ludington in July 1976
The City Of Midland 41 on her maiden voyage
The 41 docked at Manitowoc, Wisconsin c. 1950's. Notice the Midland's large automobile capacity.
The City Of Midland 41 sailing out of Ludington in July, 1988. The last year she would ever sail as a ferry.
SS Spartan is a railroad car ferry on Lake Michigan owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) from 1952 through 1979. It alternated routes from Ludington, Michigan, to Milwaukee, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
SS Spartan sailing on Lake Michigan in her prime
SS Spartan (right) laid up in number 2+1⁄2 slip and her sister ship SS Badger docked at number 2 slip in Ludington, Michigan