Souvenir of a Deadly Disaster: The Haakwood Branch Wreck (1912)

A Michigan Central freight train lies wrecked on the Haak Branch in 1912 — and the note on the back says the writer jumped clear while the engineer had to be pulled out.

by Michael Hardy2 hours ago2 hours ago

The Haakwood Line Derailment: Postcard From a Close Call

A Michigan Central Railroad freight train lies wrecked along the Haakwood (Haak) Branch in Cheboygan County on June 14, 1912. Haakwood was a lumber town that later faded from existence.

This line ran through cutover timber country near Wolverine, serving logging camps and a company town called Haakwood. The note on the back is even more gripping: the writer says he jumped clear, wasn’t hurt, and that the engineer couldn’t get out and had to be pulled from the wreck.

Do you know where Haakwood was, or what caused the derailment?

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