Michigan State Map.kmz

Michigan State Map

Michigan Class I Railroads

Ann Arbor

Manistique & Lake Superior RR

South Manistique to Shingleton MI
Built by Manistique & Northwestern RR 1897
controlled by Chicago Lumber Co
to Manistique Marquette & Northern RR 5-2-1902
controlled by Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry (PRR)
to Manistique & Northern RR 7-1-1908
to Manistique & Lake Superior RR 8-7-1909
controlled by Ann Arbor RR
abandoned 1968

Shingleton MI to Doty MI
Built by Manistique & Lake Superior RR after 1909
controlled by Ann Arbor RR
abandoned 1968

Scotts MI to Doyles MI
Built by Manistique & Northwestern RR
controlled by Chicago Lumber Co
to Manistique Marquette & Northern RR 5-2-1902
controlled by Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry (PRR)
to Manistique & Northern RR 7-1-1908
to Manistique & Lake Superior RR 8-7-1909
controlled by Ann Arbor RR
abandoned 3-27-1922

Hiawatha to NE
Built by Manistique & Northwestern RR 1897
controlled by Chicago Lumber Co
to Manistique Marquette & Northern RR 5-2-1902
controlled by Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry (PRR)
to Manistique & Northern RR 7-1-1908
to Manistique & Lake Superior RR 8-7-1909
abandoned

Manistique spur

OH/MI State Line towards Ann Arbor
38.00 miles
Construction started by Toledo Ann Arbor & Northern RR ca1869
to Toledo & Ann Arbor RR 11-23-1877
completed
to Toledo Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk Ry 10-15-1880
to Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry 7-29-1884
to Ann Arbor RR 10-14-1895

End of track to Ann Arbor, MI
2.00 miles
Built by Toledo & Ann Arbor RR 1878
to Toledo Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk Ry 10-15-1880
to Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry 7-29-1884
to Ann Arbor RR 10-14-1895

Ann Arbor MI to South Lyon MI
15.00 miles
Construction started by Toledo Ann Arbor & Northeastern RR ca1878
to Toledo Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk Ry 10-15-1880
completed 1881
to Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry 7-29-1884
to Ann Arbor RR 10-14-1895
route to South Lyon uncertain

Emery MI to Hamburg MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry ca1882-84

Hamburg MI to St Louis MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry 1882-1884
Ithaca to St Louis abandoned 1897
route uncertain Ithaca to St Louis but pretty close based on township maps

St Louis MI to Lansing MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & Mt Pleasant Ry 1886

Lansing MI to Mt Pleasant MI
Built by Lansing Mt Pleasant & Northern RR 1885
to Toledo Ann Arbor & Mt Pleasant Ry 5-7-1886

Mt Pleasant MI to Cadillac MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & Cadillac Ry ca1886

Caddilac MI to Thompsonville MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & Lake Michigan Ry 1889
to Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry

Thompsonville MI to Frankfort MI
Built by Frankfort & Southeastern RR 1889
foreclosed and sold to Escanaba Frankfort & Northeastern RR 6-12-1895

Frankfort spur

Chicago & Northwestern

Escanaba MI to Negaunee MI
Built by Peninsula RR Co of Michigan 1864
to Chicago & North Western Ry 1-7-1865

C&NW Beaver Branch

Cascade MI to Palmer MI

Swanzy MI to Princeton MI

Winde MI to Ladoga MI

Ishpeming MI to Republic MI
Built by Iron Range Ry 1888
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-10-1889

Clowry MI to Michigamme MI
Built by Iron Range Ry 1888
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-10-1889

Wabic MI to Champion MI
Built by Iron Range Ry 1888

N Escanaba MI to Antoine MI
Built by Escanaba Iron Mountain & Western RR 1890-91
controlled by C&NW

Quinnesec MI to MI/WI State Line
Built by Menominee River RR 1880
to Chicago & North Western Ry 7-1-1882???

MI/WI State Line to Florence WI
Built by Menominee Ry 1880
to Menominee River RR 11-15-1880
to Chicago & North Western Ry 7-1-1882???

Florence WI to Crystal Falls MI
Built by Menominee River RR 1882

Iron River Jct to Stambaugh MI
Built by Menominee River RR 1882

Mastodon MI to Dunn MI
to Chicago & North Western Ry 7-1-1882???

Delphic Mine spur

Palatka MI to Rogers Mine

Bengal Mine Spur

Palatka MI to Gaastra

Hiawatha Mine Spur

Iron River MI to Watersmeet MI
Built by Iron River Ry 1887

Iron River MI to Bates Mine

Cardiff Mine Spur

James Mine Spur

Mineral Hills Spur

Crystal Falls MI to Mansfield MI

Crystal Falls MI to Amasa MI

Crystal Falls Mine Spur

Hazel MI to Gibbs City MI

Hope Mine Spur

Armenia MI to Hollister Mine

Armenia Mine Spur

Watersmeet MI to Radford MI
Built by Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Ry 1887-92

Craigsmere MI to Choate MI

Barclay to Calderwood MI

Craigsmere MI to Robbins MI

Three Lakes WI to Montreal River MI
Built by Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Ry 1883-84

Montreal River MI to Ashland WI

Siemens MI to Newport Mine

Siemens MI to Geneva Mine

Siemens MI to Peterson Mine

Bessemer MI to Anvil

Tilden Mine Spur

Eureka Spur

Belt Line Jct to Aurora MI

Aurora Spur

Wakefield MI to Connorville MI

Marenisco MI to Williams MI
route North & West of Ethelwood uncertain... could be logging railroad

Gogebic MI to Bonneville MI

Powers MI to Quinnesec MI

Green Bay WI to Escanaba MI
Built by Chicago & North Western Ry 1871-72

Stickley MI to Cisco Lake MI

Rhinelander WI to Hurley WI
Built by Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Ry 1888-89

Laona WI to Saunders MI
Built by Chicago & North Western Ry 1906

Narenta MI to Metropolitan MI
Built by Escanaba & Lake Superior Ry 1882

mine spur

Felch mine spur

Theodore MI branch

Land O' Lakes to Donaldson

Donaldson spur

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

Menominee River MI to Champion MI
Built by Milwaukee & Northern RR ca1887
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 6-26-1893
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Channing MI to Ontonagon MI
Built by Milwaukee & Northern RR ca1887
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 6-26-1893
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Frost Jct MI to Kenton MI

Kelso Jct to Iron River MI

Bates Mine MI spur

Crystal Falls Jct to Schafer MI
abandoned Dec 1929

Groveland Jct to Groveland MI
Built after 1955

Marinette WI to Menominee WI
Built by Menominee Branch RR ca1883
Built by Milwaukee & Northern RR 9-2-1887
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 6-26-1893
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Velasco WI to Blue Bill MI
Boulder Jct to Blue Bill abandoned May 1926 to Oct 1929 in stages
Velasco to Boulder Jct removed Oct 1931

Great Western Mine Spur

Mine Spur

Chicago Milwaukee & Gary RR

CMStP&P Sidings & Spurs

Green MI to White Pine MI
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul RR by 1917

Ontonagon MI to Green MI
CMStP&P trackage rights on Ontonagon RR

Ontonagon spur

Detroit & Mackinac

Mud Lake Jct to Black River MI
Built by Alger Smith & Co as 38" gauge
to Tawas Bay & County RR ca1880
to Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 4-2-1883
to Detroit & Mackinac Ry 2-1-1895
abandoned

Lincoln to Mud Lake MI
Built by Alger Smith & Co as 38" gauge
to Tawas Bay & County RR ca1880
to Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 4-2-1883
to Detroit & Mackinac Ry 2-1-1895
abandoned

Untitled Path

Rose City MI to Goodar
Built by Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 1886-87
to Detroit & Mackinac Ry 2-1-1895

Emery Jct to

Tower MI to Wolverine MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac RR 1899

Tower MI to LeGrand MI
abandonment approved 12-1-1924

Au Sable & Northwestern

Au Sable MI to McKinley MI

McKinley MI to Comins MI

Hardy MI to Beevers MI

North Branch

Au Sable

Alger MI to Prescott MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 1883

Mill MI to Prescott MI
Built by Tawas Bay & County RR ca1880 as 38" gauge
to Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 4-2-1883

Tawas MI to Mills MI
Built by Lake Huron & Southeastern Ry 1879 as 38" gauge
to Tawas Bay & County RR 9-1880

East Tawas MI to Lincoln MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 1883-85

Lincoln Jct to Lincoln MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 1883-85

Black River MI to Alpena MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Alpena RR 1886

Hillman Jct to Hillman MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1907-09

Alpena MI to La Rocque MI
Built by Alpena & Northern RR 1893-94 as 36" gauge

La Rocque MI to Valentine Lake
Built by Alpena & Northern RR 1894 as 36" gauge

La Rocque MI to Onaway MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1897-99

Onaway MI to Cheboygan MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1901-04

Onaway MI to Black Lake MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1901

May Lake Jct to May Lake

Rogers City Jct to Rogers City MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1911

Alpena to Rockport

Michie MI to National City MI

Bay City to Michie

Pinconning Jct to Michie new connection

Bay City existing

Omer to Au Gres MI

Lincoln Jct to Black River MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry 1901

Tawas

Au Sable spur

AuSable new connection

Five Channels Jct to Five Channels MI

Detroit & Toledo Shore Line RR

Detroit to Toledo
Built by Detroit & Toledo Shore Line RR 1903

Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR

Malinta OH to Durban MI
Built Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR 1924

Malinta OH to Seneca MI
Built by Lima Northern Ry 1895-96
to Detroit & Lima Northern Ry 5-10-1897
to Detroit Southern RR 5-25-1901
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton Ry 5-1-1905
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR 3-2-1914

Page to Lima Jct MI
Built by Detroit & Lima Northern Ry 1901
to Detroit Southern RR 5-25-1901
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton Ry 5-1-1905
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR 3-2-1914

Page MI to Adrian MI

Adrian MI to Tecumseh MI
Built by Detroit & Lima Northern Ry 1897
to Detroit Southern RR 5-25-1901
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton Ry 5-1-1905
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR 3-2-1914

Dundee to Durban
Built by Detroit & Lima Northern Ry 1897-98

Tecumseh MI to Dundee MI
Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR trackage rights on Michigan Central

Chandler's Curve to Dundee MI
Built by Chicago & Canada Southern Ry 1871-73
to Detroit & Chicago RR 11-23-1888
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
to Detroit & Lima Northern Ry 11-15-1897

Petersburg to Dundee MI
Built by Toledo-Detroit RR 1916
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR control
abandoned 1929

Toledo OH to Petersburg MI
Built by Toledo Ann Arbor & Detroit RR 1904 as electric railway
to Toledo Ann Arbor & Jackson RR 8-21-1912
to Toledo-Detroit RR 5-26-1915
to Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR control 1915
see

Dearborn Branch
15 miles
Built by Detroit & Ironton RR 1921-23
controlled by Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR

Duluth South Shore & Atlantic

Allouez MN to Nestoria MI
Built by Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 1888

L' Anse MI to Michigamme MI
Built by Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon RR 1873
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 7-17-1890

Ishpeming MI to Michigamme MI
Built by Marquette & Ontonagon RR 1865
to Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon RR 9-2-1872
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 7-17-1890

Marquette MI to Ishpeming MI
Built by Bay de Noquet & Marquette RR 1862
to Marquette & Ontonagon RR 8-24-1871
Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon RR 9-2-1872
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 7-17-1890

Marquette MI to Glenwood MI
Built by Mackinaw & Marquette RR 1880

Glenwood MI to St Ignace MI
Construction started by Mackinaw & Marquette RR 1880

Soo Jct MI to Sault Ste Marie MI
Built by Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 1887

Fiborn Jct to Fiborn Quarry MI

Newberry MI to State Hospital

Marquette MI to Dead River
Built by Dead River RR ca1889
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Ry 7-1907

Marquette MI to Ishpeming old alignment

Negaunee MI to Palmer MI
Built by Negaunee & Palmer RR 1888

Greenwood MI to American Mine

Humboldt MI to Republic MI
Built by Marquette & Ontonagon RR 1872
to Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon RR 9-2-1872

Bessie Mine Spur
shown on 1909 map

L' Anse MI to Houghton MI
Built by to Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon RR 1883

Bergland MI to White Pine Mine MI
Built by DSS&A 1952-53

Mineral Range RR

Calumet MI to Houghton MI
Built by Mineral Range RR 1873 as 36" gauge
to standard gauge 1897
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR control 12-1892
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR 11-1-1949
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

Riddle Jct to Keweenaw Bay MI
Built by Mineral Range RR 1899
controlled by Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR 11-1-1949

St. Mary's Jct to Point Mills
"Arcadian Branch"
Built by Mineral Range RR 1898
controlled by Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR
abandonment approved 9-22-1927

Arcadian Mine Branch

Franklin Jr Mine spur

Franklin Jct to Quincy Mine

Calumet to Mohawk

Tamarack Branch

Franklin Mill spur

original Mineral Range line

Hancock & Calumet RR

Hancock to Lake Linden
Built by Hancock & Calumet RR 1885 as 36" gauge
to Mineral Range RR control 3-1886 informally
to Mineral Range RR control 6-1-1901 formally
to standard gauge 1901
to Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RR 11-1-1949
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

Lake Jct to Calumet
Built by Hancock & Calumet RR 1885 as 36" gauge
to Mineral Range RR control 3-1886 informally
to Mineral Range RR control 6-1-1901 formally
to standard gauge 1901
to Soo Line RR 1-1-1961

Ahmeek Mine Spur

Seneca Mine spur

Gratiot Mine spur

Grand Trunk Western

Battle Creek MI to MI/IN State Line
Built by Peninsular Ry 1872
to Chicago & Lake Huron RR 8-15-1873
to Michigan Ry ? 3-13-1880
to Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry 4-6-1880
to Port Huron & Indiana Ry 11-20-1900
to Grand Trunk Western Ry 11-22-1900

Battle Creek old alignment

Battle Creek to Lansing MI
Built by Peninsular Ry 1872
to Chicago & Lake Huron RR 8-15-1873
to Michigan Ry ? 3-13-1880
to Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry 4-6-1880
to Port Huron & Indiana Ry 11-20-1900
to Grand Trunk Western Ry 11-22-1900

Lansing MI to Flint MI
Built by Chicago & North Eastern RR ca1874
to Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry 4-6-1880
to Port Huron & Indiana Ry 11-20-1900
to Grand Trunk Western Ry 11-22-1900

Port Huron MI to Flint MI
started by Port Huron & Milwaukee Ry
completed by Port Huron & Lake Michigan RR 1871
to Chicago & Lake Huron RR 8-15-1873
to Northwestern Grand Trunk Ry 3-13-1880

Detroit MI to Royal Oak MI
Built by Detroit & Pontiac RR 1838
to Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 4-21-1855
to Detroit & Milwaukee RR 10-16-1860
to Detroit Grand Haven & Milwaukee Ry 11-9-1878
to Grand Trunk Western control

Royal Oak MI to Birmingham MI
Built by Detroit & Pontiac RR 1841
to Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 4-21-1855
to Detroit & Milwaukee RR 10-16-1860
to Detroit Grand Haven & Milwaukee Ry 11-9-1878
to Grand Trunk Western control

Birmingham MI to Pontiac MI
Built by Detroit & Pontiac RR 1844
to Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 4-21-1855
to Detroit & Milwaukee RR 10-16-1860
to Detroit Grand Haven & Milwaukee Ry 11-9-1878
to Grand Trunk Western control

Pontiac MI to Fentonville MI
Built by Oakland & Ottawa RR 1855

Fenton MI to Grand Haven MI
Built by Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 1856-58

Owosso MI to Malta MI
Built by Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 1856-58

Malta MI to Coopersville MI
Built by Detroit & Milwaukee Ry 1856-58

Coopersville MI to Ferrysburg MI

Muskegon MI to Carson City MI
Built by Toledo Saginaw & Muskegon Ry 1886-88
controlled by Grand Trunk Western

Carson City MI to Ashley MI
Built by Toledo Saginaw & Muskegon Ry 1886-88
controlled by Grand Trunk Western

Owosso to Ashley
GTW trackage rights on Ann Arbor

Pontiac MI trackage
Built by Pontiac Oxford & Port Austin RR 1883
to Pontiac Oxford & Northern RR 9-24-1889

Pontiac trackage abandoned
Built by Pontiac Oxford & Port Austin RR 1883
to Pontiac Oxford & Northern RR 9-24-1889

Pontiac to Caseville MI
Built by Pontiac Oxford & Port Austin RR 1883
to Pontiac Oxford & Northern RR 9-24-1889

Cass City to Bad Axe MI
Built by Detroit & Huron Ry 1912-13
controlled by Grand Trunk Western

Durand MI to Bay City MI
Built by Cincinnati Saginaw & Mackinaw RR 1888-90

Carrollton to Sargents
Built by Cincinnati Saginaw & Mackinaw RR 1888-90

Sargents to Oa-At-Ka Beach
Built by Cincinnati Saginaw & Mackinaw RR 1888-90

Saginaw trackage

Detroit to Port Huron
Built by Chicago Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Jct RR 1858-59

Port Huron to Fort Gratiot
Built by Chicago Detroit & Canada Grand Trunk Jct RR 1858-59

Pontiac belt

Pontiac belt abandoned

Pontiac to Jackson MI
Built by Michigan Air Line Ry 1882-84

Pontiac to Romeo MI
Built by Michigan Air Line Ry 1878-81

Romeo MI to Richmond MI
Built by Michigan Air Line RR 1869
to Michigan Air Line Ry ca1875

Pavilion MI to Pavilion Jct

Kalamazoo trackage

Kalamazoo

Chicago & Kalamazoo Terminal

Bay City

Minneapolis St Paul & Saulte St Marie

Wisconsin Central Ry

WI/MI State Line to Bessemer MI
Built by Goebic & Montreal River RR 1887
leased to Wisconsin Central Ry

Gladstone MI to Sault Ste Marie MI
148 miles
Built by Minneapolis Sault Ste Marie & Atlantic Ry 1888
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 6-13-1888

Rhinelander WI to Gladstone MI
126 miles
Built by Minneapolis Sault Ste Marie & Atlantic Ry 1887
to Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 6-13-1888

Rapid River MI to Trenary WI
Built by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 1899

Trenary MI to Eben Jct MI
Built by Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie Ry 1902

Rexton MI to Meades Quarry MI
Bought by MStP&SSM from Bradley-Watkins Co 9-14-1903

New York Central

CCC&StL

Michigan

MI/IN State Line to Niles MI
Built by Elkhart Niles & Lake Michigan RR 1882
to Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan Ry 8-11-1882
to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ry 6-16-1915

Niles MI to Benton Harbor MI
Built by Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan Ry 1882
to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ry 6-16-1915

Addison Jct MI to MI/OH State Line
Construction begun by Jackson & Ohio RR 1884
to Cincinnati Jackson & Mackinaw Ry 3-12-1886
completed 1887
to Cincinnati Northern RR 6-23-1897
to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ry
to New York Central RR

Addison Jct MI to Jackson MI
Built by Jackson & Cincinnati Ry 1896
to Cincinnati Northern RR 6-1-1898
to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ry
to New York Central RR

Jackson MI existing
Built by Jackson & Cincinnati Ry 1896
to Cincinnati Northern RR 6-1-1898
to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Ry
to New York Central RR

Michigan Central

Owosso MI to Gaylord MI
Built by Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1867-73
to Michigan Central RR 9-27-1916

Gaylord MI to Mackinaw City MI
Built by Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1882
to Michigan Central RR 9-27-1916

Grayling MI to Lewiston MI
Built by Grayling Twin Lakes & Northeastern RR 1891
to Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 7-13-1901
to Michigan Central RR 9-27-1916

Vienna Jct to Sargent
called "Avery Lake Branch"

Lewiston Michelson & Hanson mill spur

Salling MI to McGraw MI
Built by Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1888

McGraw MI to Johannesburg MI
Built by Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1907

Trowbridge MI east

Haakwood Branch

Taft Spur

Dunham Spur

Page Jct to Page spur

Hendricks Spur

St Helen MI to Cameron MI

Loranger MI to Edwards Lake MI

Beaver Lake MI to Sage Lake MI

Lansing MI to Bath MI
Built by Amboy Lansing & Traverse Bay RR 1861-63
to Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1-4-1867
to New York Central

Bath MI to Owosso MI
Built by Amboy Lansing & Traverse Bay RR 1858-59
to Jackson Lansing & Saginaw RR 1-4-1867
to New York Central

Lansing MI to Jackson MI
to New York Central

Jackson MI to Ann Arbor MI
Built by Central RR of Michigan 1841

Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti MI
Built by Central RR of Michigan 1839

Detroit to Ypsilanti MI
Built by Central RR of Michigan 1838

Marshall to Jackson MI

Kalamazoo MI to Marshall MI
Built by Central RR of Michigan 1845-46

Michigan City IN to Kalamazoo MI
Built by Michigan Central RR 1848-52

South Bend IN to St Joseph MI
Built by Indiana & Lake Michigan Ry 1890
to St. Joseph South Bend & Southern RR 2-27-1899
controlled by Michigan Central

St Joseph to Benton Harbor MI
Built by St. Joseph South Bend & Southern RR ca1899
controlled by Michigan Central

South Bend IN to Three Rivers MI
Built by Michigan Air Line RR 1871

Jackson MI to Three Rivers MI
Built by Michigan Air Line RR 1868-70

Homer to Concord new alignment

Niles cutoff

Kalamazoo to South Haven MI
Built by Kalamazoo & South Haven RR 1871

Charlotte MI to Grand Rapids MI
Built by Grand River Valley RR 1869-70

Rives Jct to Charlotte MI
Built by Grand River Valley RR 1868

Sturgis MI to Battle Creek MI
Built by St. Louis Sturgis & Battle Creek RR 1888
to Battle Creek & Sturgis Ry 11-14-1889
controlled by Michigan Central RR

Mount Forest to Gladwin
Built by Pinconning RR 1879
to Saginaw Bay & Northwestern RR 11-27-1880

Pinconning to Mt Forest MI
Built by Glencoe Pinconning & Lake Shore RR 1876
to Pinconning RR 5-2-1879
to Saginaw Bay & Northwestern RR 11-27-1880

Mt Forest to Bowers

Pinconning RR logging spurs

Midland MI to West Bay MI
Built by Battle Creek & Bay City Ry 1889
to Bay City & Battle Creek Ry 11-12-1889
to Michigan Central Ry 9-27-1916

Midland MI
Built by Battle Creek & Bay City Ry 1889
to Bay City & Battle Creek Ry 11-12-1889
to Michigan Central Ry 9-27-1916

Midland MI trackage

Munger MI to Millington MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1872-73
to Detroit & Bay City RR 2-27-1881

Millington MI to Yates MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1872-73
to Detroit & Bay City RR 2-27-1881

Munger MI to Bay City MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1872-73
to Detroit & Bay City RR 2-27-1881

Vassar MI to Caro MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1878

Caro MI to Colling MI
Built by Caro & Lake Huron RR 1901

Colling MI to Owendale MI
Built by Caro & Lake Huron RR 1901

Denmark Jct to Richville MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1879

Richville MI to Saginaw MI
Built by Detroit & Bay City Ry 1879

Saginaw trackage abandoned

Water St Bay City west

Water St Bay City North

Monitor mine spur

Saginaw mine spur

Swan Creek mine spur

Detroit MI to Yates MI

Monteith MI to Battle Creek MI
Construction started by Toledo & Milwaukee Ry
completed by Michigan & Ohio RR 1879-1883
to Michigan & Mackinaw RR 2-23-1892
to Toledo & Milwaukee RR 7-15-1897
to Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee RR 9-7-1897
to Michigan Central RR control
sold to Michigan Electric 9-1-1913

Battle Creek MI to Dundee MI
Construction started by Toledo & Milwaukee Ry
completed by Michigan & Ohio RR 1879-1883
to Michigan & Mackinaw RR 2-23-1892
to Toledo & Milwaukee RR 7-15-1897
to Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee RR 9-7-1897
to Michigan Central RR control

Monteith to Allegan MI
Built by Mansfield Coldwater & Lake Michigan RR 1871
to Allegan & Southeastern RR 8-28-1877
to Michigan & Ohio RR 3-13-1883
to Michigan & Mackinaw RR 2-23-1892
to Toledo & Milwaukee RR 7-15-1897
to Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee RR 9-7-1897
to Michigan Central RR control
sold to Michigan Electric 9-1-1913

St Clair MI to Richmond MI
Built by Michigan Midland & Canada RR 1873
to Canada Southern Ry
to Michigan Air Line RR
to Michigan Central RR 1916
abandoned by 1936

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern

MI/IN State Line to Hillsdale MI
Built by Michigan Southern RR 1850-51
to Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 5-19-1855
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry 6-2-1869
to New York Central RR 12-23-1914

White Pigeon MI to Contantine MI
Built by Michigan Southern RR 1852
to Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 5-19-1855
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry 6-2-1869
to New York Central RR 12-23-1914

Constantine MI to Three Rivers MI
Built by St. Joseph Valley RR 1855
rebuilt 1867
to Schoolcraft & Three Rivers RR 8-14-1869
to Kalamazoo & White Pigeon RR 9-24-1869
to New York Central RR 12-23-1914

Three Rivers MI to Schoolcraft MI
Built by Schoolcraft & Three Rivers RR 1867
to Kalamazoo & White Pigeon RR 9-24-1869

Schoolcraft MI to Kalamazoo MI
Built by Kalamazoo & Schoolcraft RR 1867
to Kalamazoo & White Pigeon RR 9-24-1869

Jonesville MI to Litchfield MI
Built by Northern Central Michigan RR 1872

Litchfield MI to Lansing MI
Built by Northern Central Michigan RR 1872

Bankers MI to Jackson MI
Built by Fort Wayne Jackson & Saginaw RR 1869-70
to Fort Wayne & Jackson RR 1-10-1880
to New York Central control

Bankers MI to Steubenville OH
Built by Fort Wayne Jackson & Saginaw RR 1869-70
to Fort Wayne & Jackson RR 1-10-1880
to New York Central control

Bankers MI to Hillsdale MI
Built by Detroit Hillsdale & Indiana RR 1871-72
to Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR 1-30-1875
to New York Central RR control

Hillsdale MI to Saline MI
Built by Detroit Hillsdale & Indiana RR 1871-72
to Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR 1-30-1875
to New York Central RR control

Saline MI to Pittsfield Jct
Built by Detroit Hillsdale & Indiana RR 1871-72
to Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR 1-30-1875
to New York Central RR control

Pittsfield Jct to Ypsilanti MI

Hillsdale MI to Adrian MI
Built by Southern RR 1839-43
to Michigan Southern RR 12-23-1846
to Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 5-19-1855
to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry 6-2-1869

Adrian MI to Lenawee Jct
Built by Southern RR 1839-43
to Michigan Southern RR 12-23-1846

Lenawee Jct to Monroe MI
Built by Southern RR 1839-43
to Michigan Southern RR 12-23-1846

Jackson MI to Manchester MI
Built by Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 1858

Sturgis MI to MI/IN State Line
Built by Canada & St Louis Ry 1888
to Sturgis Goshen & St Louis Ry 11-12-1889

Tecumseh MI to Clinton MI
Built by Michigan Southern RR 1855

Manchester MI to Clinton MI
Built by Michigan Southern RR 1855

Detroit to MI/OH State Line
Built by Detroit Monroe & Toledo RR 1856-57

Tecumseh MI to Raisin Center MI
Built by Palmyra & Jacksonburgh RR 1844
to Southern RR 6-20-1844

Lenawee Jct to Raisin Center MI
Built by Palmyra & Jacksonburgh RR 1844
to Southern RR 6-20-1844

Palmyra MI to Lenawee Jct
Built by Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Ry 1858

Palmyra MI to Riga MI
Built by Erie & Kalamazoo RR 1833-37

Riga MI to Ottawa Lake MI
Built by Erie & Kalamazoo RR 1833-37

Ottawa Lake MI to Toledo OH
Built by Erie & Kalamazoo RR 1833-37

Grosse Isle to Fayette OH
Built by Chicago & Canada Southern Ry 1872-73
to Detroit & Chicago RR 11-24-1888

Kalamazoo existing
Construction started by Kalamazoo & Allegan RR 1867
to Kalamazoo Allegan & Grand Rapids RR 6-3-1868
completed 1869

Kalamazoo to Plainwell, MI
Construction started by Kalamazoo & Allegan RR 1867
to Kalamazoo Allegan & Grand Rapids RR 6-3-1868

Plainwell MI to Otsego MI
Construction started by Kalamazoo & Allegan RR 1867
to Kalamazoo Allegan & Grand Rapids RR 6-3-1868

Otsego MI to Grand Rapids MI

Pennsylvania RR

Grand Rapids & Indiana

Paris MI to Petoskey MI
Built by Grand Rapids & Indiana RR

Untitled Path
Hobart & Manistee River
or GR&I Olga Branch????

Petoskey MI to Mackinaw City MI
Built by Grand Rapids & Indiana RR
completed 7-3-1882
to Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry 7-2-1896

Kegomic MI to Harbor Springs MI

Walton Jct MI to Traverse City MI
Built by Traverse City RR 1872
to Grand Rapids & Indiana RR

Manton MI to Mitchell MI
route approximate
not visible on aerial photos or plat maps

Missaukee Jct MI to Lake City MI

Sandstown MI to Falmouth MI

Round Lake Jct to Jennings MI
Built 1880

Veneer Jct to Missaukee

Mynnings MI to Michelson

Paris MI to Grand Rapids MI

Grand Rapids MI to Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo MI to Fort Wayne IN
Built by Grand Rapids & Indiana RR 1869-70
to Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry 7-25-1896
controlled by Pennsylvania RR
leased to Pennsylvania RR 7-22-1922
to Penn Central 2-1-1968

Richmond IN existing
Built by Cincinnati Richmond & Fort Wayne RR 1870
controlled by Pennsylvania RR
leased to Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry
leased to Pennsylvania RR 7-22-1922
to Penn Central 2-1-1968
to Conrail 4-1-1976
to NS?

Grand Rapids MI to Muskegon MI
Built by Muskegon Grand Rapids & Indiana RR 1886
to Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry 5-1-1917
controlled by Pennsylvania RR

Big Rapids to Vincent MI
Built by Thomas D Stimson ca1885
incorporated 4-1-1887 as Big Rapids & Western RR
to Grand Rapids & Indiana RR by 1890
abandoned west of Merrits (1/2 mile E of Parks) in 1896
remainder abandoned 1899

Pennsylvania Ohio & Detroit RR

Cleveland Akron & Cincinnati Ry

Manufacturers Ry

Pennsylvania-Detroit RR

Carleton MI to Ecorse Jct MI
Built by Pennsylvania-Detroit RR 1917-1922
to Pennsylvania Ohio & Detroit RR 12-10-1925
to Penn Central 2-1-1968
to Conrail 4-1-1976
to Conrail Shared Assets

Company Jct to Highland Park
Built by Pennsylvania-Detroit RR 1917-1922
to Pennsylvania Ohio & Detroit RR 12-10-1925
to Conrail 4-1-1976
to Conrail Shared Assets

Highland Park abandoned
Built by Pennsylvania-Detroit RR 1917-1922
to Pennsylvania Ohio & Detroit RR 12-10-1925

Untitled Path
Built by Pennsylvania-Detroit RR 1920
to Conrail Shared Assets

West Detroit MI to Oak MI
Pennsylvania-Detroit RR (PRR) trackage rights on Pere Marquette RR

Delray to Company Jct
Pennsylvania-Detroit RR (PRR) trackage rights on Pere Marquette RR

Alexis (Toledo) OH to Carleton MI
Pennsylvania-Detroit RR (PRR) trackage rights on Pere Marquette RR

Toledo to Carleton MI

Detroit to Milwaukee Jct
Pennsylvania-Detroit RR (PRR) trackage rights on Wabash-Grand Trunk Western

Detroit
Pennsylvania-Detroit RR (PRR) trackage rights on Wabash-Grand Trunk Western

Pere Marquette

Chicago & West Michigan Ry

Baldwin MI to Traverse City MI
Built by Chicago & West Michigan Ry 1890
to Pere Marquette 12-7-1899
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

La Crosse IN to New Buffalo MI
Built by Chicago & West Michigan Ry 1881-82
to Pere Marquette 12-7-1899
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Ottawa Beach Branch
Built by Chicago & West Michigan Ry 1890
to Pere Marquette 12-7-1899
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987

Clarey MI to Honor MI
Built by Chicago & West Michigan Ry 1895
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947?

Wallin to West End
1901 plat shows Weldon Lumber Co/ PMRR

White Cloud MI to Troy MI
Built by White River RR 1880-82
to Chicago & West Michigan Ry 2-7-1884

West Troy Jct to West Troy MI
Built by White River RR 1880-82
to Chicago & West Michigan Ry 2-7-1884

Troy MI to Baldwin MI

Grand Rapids MI to Newaygo MI
Built by Grand Rapids Newaygo & Lake Shore RR 1872
to Chicago & West Michigan Ry 10-1-1881

Newaygo MI to White Cloud MI
Built by Grand Rapids Newaygo & Lake Shore RR 1875

Holland MI to Grand Rapids MI
Built by Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR 1872
to Chicago & West Michigan RR 12-28-1878

St Joseph MI to Pentwater MI
Built by Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR 1871
to Chicago & West Michigan RR 12-28-1878

New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI
Built by Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR 1870
to Chicago & West Michigan RR 12-28-1878

Traverse City MI to Bay View MI
Built by Chicago & North Michigan RR 1891-92

Williamsburg MI to Elk Rapids MI
Built by Chicago & North Michigan RR 1891-92

Rapid City MI to Kalkaska MI
Built by Grand Rapids Kalkaska & Southeastern RR 1898
leased to Pere Marquette
abandonment approved 11-24-1920

Kalkaska MI to Stratford MI
Built by Grand Rapids Kalkaska & Southeastern RR 1898
leased to Pere Marquette
abandonment approved

Berry MI to Freemont MI
Built by Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR ca1872

Freemont MI to Big Rapids MI
Built by Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR ca1872

Foxville to Keno
Railroad extended from Foxvilleto Keno when Horning & Hartt Lumber Co mill moved in 1887
railroad abandoned 1897

Foxville Branch
Built 1881 to serve sawmill of Osterhout & Fox which was operated by Horning & Hart
line abandoned ca1897

Mears MI to Hart MI
Built by Chicago & West Michigan RR 1880
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987?

Hamilton MI to Holland MI
miles
Built by Michigan Lake Shore RR 1870
to Grand Haven RR 9-27-1878

Allegan MI to Hamilton MI
miles
Built by Michigan Lake Shore RR 1870
to Grand Haven RR 9-27-1878
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987?

old mainline

Brookings Lbr spur

Keno
Branch extended north from Keno to Vincent's, McDuffie's and Clark & Hary mills in 1891. A branch from Keno was also built west and north to Phelps Lumber Co. mill in section 23 of Home township.
abandoned ca1897

Detroit Grand Rapids & Western RR

Grand Rapids MI to Grand Ledge MI
Built by Grand Rapids Lansing & Detroit RR 1888
to Detroit Grand Rapids & Western RR 11-24-1896
to Pere Marquette RR 12-7-1899

Oakdale Park MI to Reeds Lake
Built by Grand Rapids Lansing & Detroit RR 1888
to Detroit Grand Rapids & Western RR 11-24-1896
to Pere Marquette RR 12-7-1899

Lansing MI to Greenville MI
Built by Ionia & Lansing RR 1869-79
to Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan RR 4-11-1871
to Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 12-14-1876
to Detroit Grand Rapids & Western RR 11-24-1896
to Pere Marquette RR 12-7-1899

Greenville MI to Howard City MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan RR ca1871
to Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 12-14-1876

Ionia MI to Stanton MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan RR 1873
to Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 12-14-1876

Stanton MI to Edmore MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 1878

Edmore MI to Blanchard MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 1879

Blanchard MI to Big Rapids MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Northern RR 1880

West Detroit MI to Lansing MI
Built by Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan RR 1871

Mecosta to Barryton MI
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947?

Rodney to Chippewa Lake
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry 6-6-1947?

Remus MI to Weidman MI

Howard City MI to Lakeview MI
Built by Saginaw & Western RR 1871

Edmore MI to Lakeview MI
Built by Chicago Saginaw & Canada RR 1879
to Saginaw & Western RR 5-10-1883

Cedar Lake MI to Edmore MI
Built by Chicago Saginaw & Canada RR 1878
to Saginaw & Western RR 5-10-1883

St Louis MI to Cedar Lake
Built by Chicago Saginaw & Canada RR 1875
to Saginaw & Western RR 5-10-1883

Paines MI to St Louis MI
Built by Saginaw Valley & St Louis RR 1873

Webber MI to Lyons MI

Flint & Pere Marquette RR

Port Huron & Northwestern

Ruth MI to Harbor Beach MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western Ry 1879-80 as 36" gauge
to Flint & Pere Marquette RR 4-1-1899

Ruth MI to Croswell MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western Ry 1879-80 as 36" gauge
to Flint & Pere Marquette RR 4-1-1899
to Huron & Eastern Ry

Port Huron MI to Croswell MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western Ry 1879-80 as 36" gauge
to Flint & Pere Marquette RR 4-1-1899

Palms to Kinde MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western Ry 1882 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1889-99
to Huron & Eastern Ry

Port Austin MI to Kinde MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western Ry 1882 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1889-99

Yale MI to Saginaw Jct
route approximate

Yale to Brown City MI
converted to standard gauge 1889-99
to DEEX

Brown City MI to East Saginaw MI
to Huron & Eastern Ry

Port Huron MI to Almont MI
Built by Port Huron & North Western RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Port Huron & North Western Ry 12-9-1882

Walhalla MI to Manistee MI
Built by Manistee RR ca1880

Ludington MI to Baldwin MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 1874

Baldwin MI to Reed City MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 1874

Clare MI to Meredith MI
Built by Saginaw & Clare County RR 1881-83
controlled by Flint & Pere Marquette RR

Harrison MI to Leota MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1897

logging spur
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR for logging purposes
per annual report 1884

logging spur
0.55 mile
spur
Built by F&PM RR for logging 1884
per annual report

Hatton MI to NE

Dorr Lake & Hoyt Spur
Built by Hoyt & Dorr in 1884 for logging
per F&PM annual report
grade visible in 1999 aerial photos

TE Dorr Spur
Built by T. E. Dorr in 1884
to load logs at lake per F&PM annual report

Joiner Spur
Built to serve sawmill on river at end of spur 1883-84
per F&PM annual report
grade visible in aerial photos

Maloney & Barnard Branch
Built by Maloney & Barnard 1882-84
for logging
per F&PM annual report
grade partially visible in aerial photos

Meredith MI to Youngstown
logging branch of F&PM?

logging spurs

Midland MI to Reed City
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 1868-72

Flint MI to Midland MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette Ry before 1868

Flint MI abandoned

Flint MI to Holly MI
Built by Flint & Holly RR 1864
to Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 9-2-1868

Monroe MI to Holly MI
Built by Holly Wayne & Monroe Ry 1872
to Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 6-4-1872

Alexis (Toledo) OH to Monroe MI
Built by Monroe & Toledo Ry 1897

Yale MI to Port Huron MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1889

Ludington MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1889-93

Port Austin MI to Grindstone City MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1892
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987??

Otter Lake to Fostoria MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1880-82
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987??

Coleman to Beaverton MI
Built by Flint & Pere Marquette RR 1880-90
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987??

Saginaw MI to Bay City MI
Built by Bay City & East Saginaw RR 1867
to Flint & Pere Marquette Ry 9-2-1868

Bay City abandoned
Built by Bay City & East Saginaw RR 1867
to Chesapeake & Ohio Ry?

McGraw (Flint) to Otter Lake
Built by Flint River RR ca1871

Saginaw belt line
Built by East Saginaw & St Clair RR before 1889

Coleman MI to Mt Pleasant MI
Built by Saginaw & Mt Pleasant RR 1879 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1884

West Bay City MI to Wolverine
Built by Huron & Western RR ca1902
controlled by Pere Marquette RR

McGrew MI to Atwood Jct
Built by Flint Belt RR 1921-23
controlled by Pere Marquette RR

Bay City Belt
Built by Bay City Belt Line RR 1899-1903

Porter IN to New Buffalo MI
Built by Pere Marquette RR Co of Indiana 1903

Stanton MI to North Greenville MI
Built by Pere Marquette RR 1901

Erwin MI to Marl Lake MI
Built by Newaygo Portland Cement Co 1901

Lilley MI to Pettibone MI

Harbor Beach to Port Hope MI
Built by Harbor Beach & Port Hope RR 1903

Sandusky MI to Poland MI
Built by Sanilac RR 1902

Belding MI to Lowell MI
Built by Grand Rapids Belding & Saginaw RR 1899
to Pere Marquette Ry 5-7-1903

Lowell MI to Freeport MI
Built by Lowell & Hastings RR 1887
to Grand Rapids Belding & Saginaw RR 4-20-1899
to Pere Marquette Ry 5-7-1903
Elmdale to Freeport abandoned

Berrien Springs MI to Benton Harbor
Built by Milwaukee Benton Harbor & Columbus Ry 1897 as 36" gauge
abandoned before 1927

Berrien Springs to Buchannan MI
Built by St. Joseph Valley RR 1881
to St. Joseph Valley Ry 5-7-1889?
to Milwaukee Benton Harbor & Columbus Ry 8-10-1897
abandoned before 1927
route approximate

Lawton MI to Paw Paw MI
Built by Paw Paw RR 1867
to Toledo & South Haven RR 9-9-1886
to South Haven & Eastern Ry 5-23-1894

Paw Paw to Lawrence MI
Built by Toledo & South Haven RR 1877 as 36" gauge
to South Haven & Eastern Ry 5-23-1894
converted to standard gauge
to CSX Transportation 8-31-1987?
to West Michigan RR

Lawrence MI to Hartford MI
Built by Toledo & South Haven RR 1883 as 36" gauge
to South Haven & Eastern Ry 5-23-1894
converted to standard gauge
to West Michigan RR

Hartford MI to South Haven MI
Built by Toledo & South Haven RR 1887 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge

Saginaw MI to Sebewang MI
Built by Saginaw Tuscola & Huron RR 1882 as 36" gauge
to Pere Marquette Ry 5-7-1903

Sebewaing MI to Bay Port Jct
Built by Saginaw Tuscola & Huron RR 1883 as 36" gauge

Bay Port Jct to Bay Port MI
Built by Saginaw Tuscola & Huron RR 1883 as 36" gauge
to Huron & Eastern Ry?

Bay Port Jct to Bad Axe MI

Walkerville Jct to Windsor Ont

Wabash

Detroit MI to Butler IN
Construction started by Detroit, Butler & St. Louis RR ca1881???
to Wabash St. Louis & Pacific Ry

Detroit

Michigan Shortlines

Escanaba & Lake Superior RR

Wells MI to Watson MI
Built by Escanaba & Lake Superior Ry 1898-99
to Escanaba & Lake Superior RR 4-10-1901

Watson MI to Channing MI
Built by Escanaba & Lake Superior Ry 1900-01
to Escanaba & Lake Superior RR 4-10-1901

Northland MI to Escanaba River
Built by Escanaba & Lake Superior Ry 1901-02
to Escanaba & Lake Superior RR 4-10-1901

Austin Jct to Kates
Built by Escanaba & Lake Superior RR 1902-03

Logging Spurs

Nahma & Northern RR

Nahma MI to Reno Camp
Built by Nahma & Northern RR
owned by Bay de Noquet Lumber Co
construction started 1881

Logging spurs

Nahma & Northern RR
Camp 26 spur

Wyandotte RR

Wyandotte Southern RR

Wyandotte Southern RR
Built by Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.
to Pensalt RR 1901
to Wyandotte Southern RR 9-1-1908

Arcadia & Betsey River Ry

Arcadia MI to Copemish MI
Built by Arcadia & Betsey River Ry 1895
using 7 miles of former narrow gauge logging railroad of Henry Starke Land & Lbr Co.
Henry to Copemish abandoned 1918

Blaney & Southern Ry
controlled by Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co

Blaney MI to Blaney Jct
Built by Blaney & Southern Ry 1904

Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena RR
Controlled by W H White Co

Gaylord to Alpena
Built by Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena RR 1912-18

Boyne City to Boyne Falls
Built by Boyne City & South Eastern RR 1893-1905
to Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena RR 3-28-1905

Boyne Falls MI to Gaylord MI
Built by Boyne City Gaylord & Alpena RR 1912-18

Detroit & Charlevoix RR
controlled by David E Ward
sold to Michigan Central RR 9-27-1916

Manistee & Northeastern RR
owned by Buckley & Douglas

Sigma MI to Grayling MI
Built by Manistee & Northeastern RR 1909

Kaleva MI to Sigma MI
Built by Manistee & Northeastern RR 1909

River Branch Jct to Marilla

Manistee MI to Traverse City MI
Built by Manistee & North-Eastern RR1888

Hatches MI to Northport MI
Built by Traverse City Leelanau & Manistique RR
to Traverse City Leelanau & Manistique Ry
to Leelanau Transit Co 6-16-1919
to Manistee & North-Eastern RR (leased)

Solon MI to Provemont MI
Built by Manistee & North-Eastern RR 1903

Platte River to Empire Jct
Built by Manistee & North-Eastern RR 1902

Bear Creek to Canfield Camp
Built by Manistee & North-Eastern RR 1896

Michigan East & West Ry

Copper Range RR

Calumet MI to McKeever MI
Built by Copper Range RR 1899-1903

Greenland Jct to Greenland MI
Copper Range RR

Adventure to Adventure Mine
Copper Range RR

Winina to Winona Mine MI

New Mainline

Lake Shore Branch to Freda
Built by Copper Range RR

Redridge Jct to Redridge

Edgemere Jcr

Baltic Jct to Baltic MI

Trimountain Branch

Houghton W

Laurium Branch

Mohawk Branch

Trimountain spur

Champion Mine E Shaft Spur

Senter Branch

Lake Linden spur

Mohawk to Gay MI
Mohawk & Traverse Bay RR
leased to Mineral Range RR 1909
leased to Copper Range RR 1917

Hecla & Torch Lake RR

Calumet to Lake Linden
Built by Hecla & Torch Lake RR 1866 as 42" gauge
to Calumet & Hecla RR

Built by Hecla & Torch Lake RR
to Calumet & Hecla RR

Traprock Valley RR
Built by Calumet & Hecla ca 1923

Keweenaw Central RR

Keweenaw Central RR
Built by Lac La Belle & Calumet RR 1883 as 36" gauge
to Copper Range RR control
to standard gauge
renamed Keweenaw Central RR

Mandan spur

Ojibway Mine spur

Delray Connecting RR

Delray Terminal RR

Detroit Bay City & Western RR

Peck to Caro MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Western RR 1912-1915
to Detroit Caro & Sandusky Ry 3-6-1925

Caro MI to Bay City MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Western RR 1910-1916
abandoned ca1925
route approximate between Bay City and Akron

Peck MI to Roseburg MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Western RR 1916
to Detroit Caro & Sandusky Ry 3-6-1925

Roseburg MI to Port Huron MI
Built by Detroit Bay City & Western RR 1916
Route into Port Huron is unknown... nothing apparent in 1959 aerial photos or old maps

East Jordan & Southern RR

East Jordan MI to Bellaire MI
Built by East Jordan Lumber Co.
to East Jordan & Southern RR 1901

Erie & Michigan Ry & Navigation Co

Alabaster Jct to Alabaster MI
Built by Detroit & Mackinac Ry
leased to Erie & Michigan Ry & Navigation Co 1905

Built by US Gypsum Co
to Erie & Michigan Ry & Navigation Co 1905

Empire & Southeastern

Lake Superior & Ishpeming Ry

LS&I Jct to Jopling MI
Built by Lake Superior & Ishpeming Ry 1893
to Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR 1-22-1924

New route Diamond Jct
Built by Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR

old route
Built by Lake Superior & Ishpeming Ry 1893
to Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR 1-22-1924

Diamond Jct to Presque Isle MI
Built by Lake Superior & Ishpeming Ry 1893
to Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR 1-22-1924

Eagle Mills to Eagle Mills Jct MI

Eagle Mills Jct to Ishpeming MI

Jopling MI to Humboldt Mine
Built by Lake Superior & Ishpeming RR

Tilden Mine

Munising Marquette & Southeastern Ry

Marquette MI to Big Bay MI
Built by Marquette & Southeastern Ry 1906
to Munising Marquette & Southeastern Ry 6-30-1911

Marquette MI to Lawson MI
Built by Marquette & Southeastern Ry 1902
to Munising Marquette & Southeastern Ry 6-30-1911

Lawson wye

Princeton MI to Little Lake MI
Built by Munising Ry 1906
to Munising Marquette & Southeastern Ry 6-30-1911

Dorsey MI to Little Lake MI
Built by Munising Ry 1897

Munising Jct to Dorsey MI
Built by Munising Ry 1896

Munising MI to Munising Jct

Stillman MI to Innes MI

Innes MI to Petrel MI

Chapman to Ethel MI

Hartho to Cusino, MI

Cusino to Sunrise Landing MI

Ludington & Northern Ry

Ludington MI to Epworth MI
Built by Epworth League Ry 1896
to Ludington & Northern Ry 7-18-1901
controlled by Stearns Salt & Lumber Co

Epworth MI to Lake Hamlin
Built by Ludington & Northern Ry 1901

Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co

Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co
Built by Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co ca1918
Controlled by:
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway

trackage rights
Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co trackage rights on Pere Marquette RR

MR&N Existing
Built by Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co ca1918
Controlled by:
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway

MR&N abandoned
Built by Muskegon Ry & Navigation Co ca1918
Controlled by:
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway

Ontonagon RR

Ontonagon MI to Green MI
Built by Ontonagon RR 1906
controlled by Greenwood Lumber Co
CMStP&P had trackage rights over line

Green MI to White Pine MI
Ontonagon RR trackage rights on Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul RR

Port Huron & Detroit RR

Port Huron to Belle River MI
Built by Port Huron & Detroit RR 1917-18
to Chesapeake & Ohio RR 12-1984

Belle River MI to Marine City MI
Built by Port Huron & Detroit RR 1917-18

St Clair Power Plant

Alpena & Hubbard Lake RR

Alpena MI to Hubbard Lake
Built by Alpena & Hubbard Lake RR 1888 as 36" gauge
route very approximate

Michigan Logging Railroads

C H Hackley

Ryerson Hills & Getty Co
shown on 1880 plat map

Osterhout Fox & Co
shown on 1880 plat map

Unk SW Woodville
shown on topo map as old rr grade

Michelson & Hanson Lbr
shown on 1901 plat maps

Unk Lewiston NE

Unk logging spurs off MC Lewiston Branch

shown on 1901 plat map
timber at north end owned by Kneeland & Bigelow Co

Unk logging spurs off Solling-Johannesburg Br

possibly Mich Central branch

Unk Frederic East

Unk spurs off Mich Central

W H White Co

David E Ward

Antrim Iron Co logging railroad

Roscommon Lbr?

Thayer Lbr Co

Unk off Manistee & NE

Crawford & Manistee River Ry
owned by ?
shown on maps before 1906 running SE

unk

Unk SE Kalkaska Co

Portage Lake & Muskegon River RR

Unk Houghton Lake SW

J H Moores

shown on plat map

Potts Lbr later Loud Lbr

Unk South Branch NW

Alger Smith & Co

Cummer Lbr
railroad called "Cadillac & Northeastern"

possibly Cobbs & Mitchell

Mitchell Bros
36" gauge

Kalkaska Co near Rowley

Cummer & Diggins

R G Peters Eastlake MI
36" gauge
railroad called "Manistee & Luther RR"

could this be Hobart & Manistee River RR?

possibly GR&I or Hobart & Manistee River

Peters Timber

Untitled Polygon

Wisconsin Land & Lbr

West Branch RR

Unk Ogemaw Spr W

Unk Lake County
possibly Danaher & Melendy Co

Mason & Oceana RR

Unk Clare Co
possibly Hackley & Hume "Long Lake & Muskegon River RR"

NE Clare

Unk NE Midland Co

Hobart & Manistee River RR
owned by John Canfield
1879-1890
36" gauge

possibly H&MR

possible route

Unk Lake Co West

Upper Peninsula

Unk off C&NW Beaver Branch

Unk Delta Co

Chicago Lumber Co

Greenwood Lbr

Unk Chapman N

Unk off C&NW Whitefish Branch

Unk Cooks N

Unk Manistique NW

Unk Walsh N

Unk Seney N

Unk Curson N

Unk Milakokia Lake N

Unk Huntspur S

Unk Gould City N

Unk McMillan SE

Unk Naubinway N

Charcoal Iron Co

South Shore Cedar Co

Unk Shelldrake W

Unk Danaher N

Buckley & Douglas

West Michigan Lbr Co
Shown on 1880 property map
could be Jacob Beidler & Bro Lbr or Geo B Warren

Diamond Lake

North Branch & Sauble River RR
controlled by Danaher & Melendy

Built by North Branch & Sauble River RR 8-1888 as 36" gauge

Unk Lake Co Chase S
possibly Dunham Peters & Co

Paris & Pere Marquette RR
owned by Palmer Nichols & Co

Built by Paris & Pere Marquette RR 1882 as 36" gauge
owned by Palmer Nichols & Co
route very approximate Paris to county line

Boyne Falls & Northeastern RR

Clam River RR
owned by D A Blodgett
built 1881
still listed in 1888 NW Lumberman

Muskrat Lake & Clam River RR
owned by Cody & Moore

Cobbs & Mitchell at Cadillac

Round Lake

Crofton

J S Stearns

Unk Lake Co at Branch
possibly Charon & Bourgette
36" ga built 1881

Chickering & Kysor

Chippewa Lbr Co
Built 1883

Wyman & Buswell
Shown on 1880 plat

Wyman & Buswell
shown on 1880 plat

MB Farrin
Built 1884

Gratwick Smith & Fryer Lbr
called Crapo Lake & Northwestern RR
standard gauge
built 1882

Hopkins Manufacturing Co
"Bear Lake & Eastern RR"
built 1882

Unk Alcona Co at Harrisville
possibly Platt & Miller

Hermansville & Western RR
owned by Chas. J. L. Meyer
standard gauge
dumps at mill of Wisconsin Land & Lumber

Smith Lbr Co & Torrent's RR