Port Huron and Detroit Railroad

Port Huron and Detroit Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersPort Huron, Michigan[1]
Dates of operation1917 (1917)–1984 (1984)
PredecessorPort Huron & Southern Railroad
SuccessorChessie System
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length14 mi (23 km)
Route map

Legend
milepost
0.0
 Port Huron
(interchanges with GTW and PM)[2]
4.6
 Marysville
10.8
 St. Clair
15.2
 Belle River
19.1
 Marine City

Port Huron & Detroit Railroad Company was incorporated on September 1, 1917, in the State of Michigan, United States of America, to own and operate 14 miles (23 km) of railroad track along the Saint Clair River from Port Huron, Michigan, to Marine City, Michigan.[1] It remained in business until it was sold to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (then part of Chessie System) in December 1984. Most of its original trackage is still being operated today by CSX Transportation Co. with whom Chesapeake and Ohio Railway merged into on September 2, 1987.[3]

  1. ^ a b McDannel, A.C. (August 4, 1938). "Port Huron And Detroit Railroad Company (advertisement)". The Times Herald. Port Huron, MI. p. 112 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Port Huron-Detroit Rail Firm Serves River Area". The Times Herald. Port Huron, MI. January 1, 1941. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.