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D&LN logo old DT&I Railroad map. In 1901, the merger of the Detroit and Lima Northern Railway and the Ohio Southern Railway formed the Detroit Southern Railroad. [1] This company was purchased at foreclosure on May 1, 1905, by Harry B. Hollins & Company of New York, which reincorporated it in the state of Michigan under the name of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway.
The Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad (reporting mark DTS) is a historic railroad that operated in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan. The Pleasant Bay Railway was incorporated in Michigan in March 1898 and purchased the Toledo and Ottawa Beach Railway , an Ohio company incorporated in January 1898, in March 1899.
The Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Railroad was incorporated in the state of Michigan on April 26, 1855, [1] with headquarters in Detroit. [2] The charter allowed for a line originating in Detroit, Michigan, passing roughly along the shoreline of Lake Erie to the small town of Monroe on the Ohio-Michigan border. The DM&T obtained from the MS&NI the ...
The history of railroading in Michigan began in 1830, seven years before the territory became a state, with the chartering of the Pontiac and Detroit Railroad, but nothing came of this. This was the first such charter granted in the Northwest Territory , and occurred the same year the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began operation.
Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway: Detroit and State Line Wabash Railroad: WAB: 1889 1889 Wabash Railroad: Detroit Terminal Railroad: DT CN/ NYC: 1905 1984 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Detroit Terminal Railway: NYC: 1901 1902 Detroit Manufacturers Railroad: Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad: DT&I, DTI DT&I 1914 1983 Grand Trunk ...
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In 1901, the Ohio Southern Railway merged with the Detroit and Lima Northern Railway and formed the Detroit Southern Railroad. This company was purchased at foreclosure on May 1, 1905, by Harry B. Hollins & Company of New York, which reincorporated it in the state of Michigan under the name of the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway. [4]
The railroad of the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Railroad Company, herein called the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee, is a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, located in southern Michigan. The main line extends from Battle Creek southeasterly to Dundee, a distance of 93.944 miles. The company also owns 18.791 miles of yard tracks and sidings.