Chicago and West Michigan Railway

The Chicago and West Michigan Railway (C&WM) is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan between 1881 and 1899.[1] It was one of the three companies which merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway.

The C&WM was formed on October 1, 1881, through the consolidation of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad, the Grand Rapids, Newaygo and Lake Shore Railroad, the Grand Haven Railroad and the Indiana and Michigan Railroad.[2]

  1. ^ Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Michigan. Publ. Chicago 1897, c1898. Library of Congress. Accessed April 2020.
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