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Railroad: Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway Company
This line was built around 1878. It was leased to the KLS&C electric railroad between1916 and 1917. The lease was cancelled and it was merged into the Pere Marquette system. [MRL]
Leased → Kalamazoo Lake Shore & Chicago Railway → Reverted to Pere Marquette
From: Kalamazoo, Lake Shore & Chicago Traction - 1906
From: Pere Marquette (South Haven to Lawton) - 1907
Became: Michigan United Railway - 1911
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
The line from Paw Paw to Hartford was purchased by CSX in 1986. In Hartford, lines were purchased by CSX in 1995. [MRL]
Time Line
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI