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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.
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]
Pages in category "Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The line begins south of Gibraltar Road in Gibraltar, Michigan as a continuation of the Conrail Detroit Line, and runs southwest to Toledo, Ohio, consisting of two separate and parallel tracks. [1] Track #1 is the southbound track originally owned by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway .
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
Historical Collections: Collections and Researches by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. 9 (Second ed.). Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society: 274–279. "Letters to Editor". Grand Rapids Democrat. May 19, 1869. "C. & M. L. S. R. R. The New Railroad Line Up the Lake Shore--Fruitport--Muskegon". Grand Rapids ...
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 ...