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CHEQUAMEGON, 1903, later PERE MARQUETTE ; later ROBT.C.PRINGLE H.W.WILLIAMS, 1888, later TENNESSEE, later PERE MARQUETTE 8. When the railroad entered in- to the car ferry business, exclusivély,in the sarly years of this century, these steamers formed the indepen- dent Pere Marquette Line S;eamers, owned and operated by Otto and Gus Kitzinger. Car Ferry PERE MARQUETTE 20 Later additions to the P.M. Line Steamers were the GEORGIA, ex CITY OF LUDINGTON, 1880, VIRGINIA, ex BERKELEY, 1902, and NEVADA, 1915. The latter two were steel ships. Back in 1896, however, the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway had started car ferry service between Ludington and M;lwaukee with the big PERE MARQUETTE, the first steel car ferry on the Lakes. (See next page) Nearly contemporary with the F.& P.M.ferry line was that of the Chicago and Western Michigan Railray, operating the wooden ferry MUSKEGON, for- merly the SHENANGO No.2, built in 1895 for Lake Erie service. This line was from Muskegon to Milwaukee. Around the turn of the century these two railroads merged, and the comBine was afterwards known as the Pere Mevaissts Railroad. At that time the MUSKEGON became the PERE MARQUETTE 16. In 1901 and 1902 the fleet was augmented by the addition of the PERE MARQUETTE 17 and PERE MARQUETTE 18. These two were of aj} steel con- struction, and were the first car ferries on the Lakes to have extensive passenger accommodations. The 19 and 20, similar fn hull, but without cabins, came out in 1903 and 1904. The second PERE MARQUETTE 18 came out in 1911, replacing the first ship of that number which had been lost the year before. All of these ships bore a close resemblance to the pioneer of the line, the PERE MARQUETTE - they were about 350 x 56, with four tracks on the main deck, with cars rolled on at the stern. Pilot house and cabins, and two tandem stacks, all amidships. The 21 and 22 came from the Manitowoc yards in 1924, slightly larger and faster than the older ferries. In the late 20's the turbine Below: Detroit River ferry PERE MARQUETTE 10 driven CITY OF SAGINAW and CITY OF FLINT were added. They were one stacked 380 footers, very fast. The big streamlined CITY OF MIDLAND, 406 x 58, was completed in 1940. At the present moment the hull of another ferry similar to the MIDLAND is taking shape in the Christy yards at Stur- geon Bay. In all, 12 steel ferries have served this railroad on Lake Michigan. But they are not all. (over)