Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive No. 5
{{Short description|Preserved American locomotive}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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| name = Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5
| powertype =Steam
| image = Nahma MI Locomotive C.jpg
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| caption = Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5 on display in 2010
| designer =
| builder = Baldwin Company
| ordernumber =
| serialnumber = 38846
| buildmodel =
| builddate = 1912
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| whytetype = 2-6-2
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| currentowner =
| disposition = Static display
| notes =
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| name = Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5
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| location = Main St. at River St., Nahma Township, Michigan
| coordinates = {{coord|45|50|27|N|86|39|51|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Michigan#USA
| built = 1912
| architect = Baldwin Locomotive Company
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| added = January 30, 2007
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The Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5 is a locomotive located at the corner of Main Street and River Street in Nahma Township, Michigan.
History
The town of Nahma was established in 1881 by the Bay De Noquet Lumber Company as the base for its upper Michigan lumbering operations.{{cite web | title = The History of the Nahma Inn | publisher = The Nahma Inn | url = http://www.nahmainn.com/History.php | accessdate = November 19, 2010}} The company began harvesting softwoods, but as the supply decreased, it was forced to turn to hardwood logging.{{citation | title = Deep woods frontier: a history of logging in northern Michigan| author = Theodore J. Karamanski | publisher = Wayne State University Press | year = 1989 | isbn = 0-8143-2049-X | page = 151 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5VU9emsggqsC&pg=PA151}} In 1901, the Bay De Noquet Lumber Company began construction of a railroad system, the Nahma and Northern, leading from Nahma into the surrounding forest and various lumber camps. The railway eventually had 75 miles of track, The Nahma and Northern had seven locomotives, one caboose, and over 100 Russell Cars for hauling timber.
The railroad was abandoned in 1948.{{cite web | title = Railroad History Timeline, 1940-1949 | publisher = Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum | url = http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1940s/TimeLine1940sBackUp.htm | accessdate = November 19, 2010}} In 1951, the town of Nahma was sold to the American Playground Device Co. for development into a resort.{{cite news | title = Sold: One Town | newspaper = Life Magazine | date = October 22, 1951 |page = 51 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rFQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51}} The planned resort, however, never got off the ground.
Description
This locomotive is a 2-6-2 coal-burning locomotive, built by the Baldwin Company of Philadelphia in 1912.{{citation | title = The Upper peninsula of Michigan: an inventory of historic engineering and industrial sites | author = Diane B. Abbott | publisher = Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Historic American Engineering Record | page = 160}}
File:Nahma MI Locomotive A.jpg|Boiler with numbered plaque
File:Nahma MI Locomotive B.jpg|Opposite side
File:Nahma MI Locomotive D.jpg|Front of locomotive
File:Nahma MI Locomotive E.jpg|Rear view
References
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External links
- [http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/85-delta-county-21/705-nahma-mi Nahma and Northern Railroad] from Michigan Railroads
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1912
Category:Tourist attractions in Delta County, Michigan
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delta County, Michigan