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The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833, and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie (in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio) and across northern Indiana.
This is a map of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway as of 1914 drawn on the New York Central system as of 1918, with trackage rights in purple. Email me if you would like a copy of the GIS data I created (modified from Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American Transportation Atlas Data) or if you see any errors.
Lake Shore Railroad of Western Michigan: PM: 1869 1869 Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway: NYC: 1869 1914 New York Central Railroad: Lake Superior Iron Mountain Railroad: CP: 1862 1878 Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad: Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway: LSI: 1893 1923 Lake Superior and ...
The Canada Southern Railway incorporated the Chicago and Canada Southern Railway in 1871 to build west from the Detroit River toward Chicago.Construction began in 1872. On July 4, 1872, the line was opened between the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway's (LS&MS) main line at "Grosvenor" (near Blissfield, Michigan) and Fayette, Ohio.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines (11 P) Pages in category "Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The first train ran over the line the same day. [5] The road was standard gauge for its entire length. [6] On February 11, 1869, the MS&NI and the Lake Shore Railway merged to form the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (LS&MS). [7] The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad acquired a controlling majority of the LS&MS in 1877. [8]
The Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway (aka The Fruit Belt Line) operated on track laid between Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan. Much of the track has been removed and is now known as the "Van Buren Trail". The railway went through the following towns, starting from the east: Kalamazoo, Michigan; Oshtemo, Michigan; Brighton, Michigan
Lake Shore Railway or Lake Shore Railroad may refer to: Lake Shore Railway (1868–1869), formerly the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, along Lake Erie and across northern Indiana; Lake Shore Electric Railway, an interurban between Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio