The last surviving Great Lakes railroad car ferry boat has a new owner.
The S.S. Badger has been acquired by Interlake Holding Company, which operates nine Great Lakes freighters.
The coal-fired Badger was built in 1952 for the Chesapeake & Ohio and crossed Lake Michigan.
Interlake President Make W. Baker said his company plans to operate between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
The Badger operated for the C&O until 1980. Since then it has had a series of owners including one that offered rail freight service through 1990.
Since 1992 the Badger, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, has operated for leisure travel, tourism, and commercial truck traffic purposes.
The boat was most recently owned by Lake Michigan Car Ferry Company.
Tags: Chesapeak & Ohio Railway, Great Lakes boats, Great Lakes freighters, Interlake Holding, Interlake Holding Company, Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan car ferries, SS Badger
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