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Railroad: Pontiac and Sylvan Lake Railway Company, The (E)

This was an interban electric railroad line from Pontiac to the resort area of Sylvan Lake in Oakland County.

Built → Pontiac & Sylvan Lake Railway → Detroit & Northwestern railroad

Built: 1895 - Near Pontiac.

Operated for 4 years.

Sold: 1899 - to Detroit & Northwestern.

Reference: [MRRC]

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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

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