Detroit Terminal Railroad

Detroit Terminal Railroad
Map
Map
Overview
LocaleDetroit
Dates of operation1905–1981
SuccessorConrail
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Detroit Terminal Railroad Company was incorporated in the State of Michigan, United States of America, on December 7, 1905, to own railroad track forming a semi-circle around the City of Detroit. It existed as a railroad until it was merged into its parent company, Consolidated Rail Corp., on May 31, 1984.[1]

  1. ^ Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.