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Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan. While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the establishment of the railroad. The state's proximity to Ontario, Canada, aided ...
Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan.Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit, which had been shuttered after a major fire on December 26, 1913, forcing the still unfinished station into early service.
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad. Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898) Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad. Detroit United Railway. Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan Rail Road. Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad. Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Railroad. Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad. Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway.
Gold Bond of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, issued 10 July 1907. The Michigan Central Railroad ( reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [ 2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the ...
The E&LS and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources consummated a rail banking/interim trail use agreement on or about October 28, 2014, for the abandoned portion of the E&LS rail line between milepost 395 at Rockland and Ontonagon. [30] The abandoned segment is now the Ontonagon to Rockland Trail. [31]
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. Length. 4 miles (6.4 km) The Paw Paw Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in Van Buren County, Michigan, between 1857 and 1887. At a length of 4 miles (6.4 km), it was the shortest operating common carrier railroad in the state. [1] Later (from 1902 until January 15, 1982), the Ludington & Northern ...
A CK&S timetable from 1908. The Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway ( CK&S ), known informally as the " Cuss, Kick & Swear " [1] is a defunct railroad which operated in southwest Michigan in the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries. Despite the name, the line ran entirely within the state of Michigan, with the majority in Kalamazoo County.
Length. 2.79 miles (4.49 km) Epworth League Railway, ca 1895. The Ludington and Northern Railway, also known as the Dummy Train, or the L&N, is a defunct railroad which operated in Mason County, Michigan between 1902 and 1982. At a length of 2.79 miles (4.49 km), it was for decades the shortest operating common carrier railroad in the state. [1]