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The original Ann Arbor Railroad went bankrupt in 1976, and ownership of the line is now split between the state of Michigan and two short-line railroads: the Ann Arbor Railroad (founded in 1988) and the Huron and Eastern Railway. The northern end of the line is now near Yuma, Michigan.
On the east (Canadian) side, the tunnel connected to the line that had served a train ferry at Windsor. On the west (U.S.) side, the tunnel connected to the Michigan Central Railroad main line west of downtown (later abandoned east of the junction), and the Michigan Central Station was built west of the junction, opening in 1913.
Michigan Air Line Railway; Michigan Air-Line Railway; Michigan and Canada Bridge and Tunnel Company; Michigan Central Bridge Company; Michigan Central Railroad; Michigan Interstate Railway; Michigan Lake Shore Railroad; Michigan Northern Railway; Michigan and Ohio Railroad; Michigan Southern Railroad (1846–55) Michigan Southern and Northern ...
Ely's Peak Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, in use c. 1912–1984, Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway, Short Line Park southwest of Duluth, now a rail trail (four) Interstate 35 tunnels, short twin tunnels, between downtown Duluth and its end near London Road
St. Clair and Chicago Air Line Railroad: CN: 1872 1875 Michigan Air Line Railway: St. Clair River, Pontiac and Jackson Railroad: CN: 1872 1872 St. Clair and Chicago Air Line Railroad: St. Clair Tunnel Company: CN: 1886 2008 Grand Trunk Western Railroad: St. Clair and Western Railroad: NYC: 1906 1932 N/A St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern ...
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 ]
An abandoned railroad is a railway line which is no longer used for that purpose. Such lines may be disused railways, closed railways, former railway lines, or derelict railway lines. Some have had all their track and sleepers removed, and others have material remaining from their former usage. There are many hundreds of these throughout the ...
The City of Detroit invested $50,000 in the project. The State of Michigan bailed out the railroad in 1837 by purchasing it and investing $5,000,000. The now state-owned company was renamed the Central Railroad of Michigan. John Murray Forbes, President of Michigan Central Railroad from 1846 to 1855