The Launch of the Chief Wawatam | Northern Michigan History On August 26, 1911 Chief Wawatam was launched into the waters of Toledo, Ohio and headed north to transports rail cars across the Straits of Mackinac.

🚢❄️ On this day in 1984, the legendary Chief Wawatam retired after 73 years of breaking ice & hauling trains across the Straits! A true #GreatLakes icon. Read the full story 👉 northernmichiganhistory.com/the-launch-o... #MichiganHistory #ChiefWawatam #MackinacStraits #MaritimeHeritage #TrainFerry

For some reason this video of mine, a train being shunted on board a train ferry between Sicily and mainland Italy, has the most views of all my videos. Over 30,000. Which of course is not much from a “YouTuber” point of view, but still. https://youtu.be/JXLWvFOwKCE #trains #trainFerry #Iginia