Michigan Central Railroad

Not to be confused with Central Michigan Railway.
Michigan Central Railroad
Map
Michigan Central Railroad (red) and New York Central system (orange) as of 1918
Overview
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan
LocaleIllinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ontario
FounderJohn Biddle[1]
Dates of operation1841–1995
PredecessorDetroit & St. Joseph Railroad
SuccessorNew York Central Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Gold Bond of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, issued 10 July 1907

The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832[2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup, Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage.

At the end of 1925, MC operated 1,871 miles (3,011 km) of road and 4,139 miles (6,661 km) of track; that year it reported 4,304,000 net ton-miles of revenue freight and 600 million passenger-miles.

  1. ^ Leeson, Michael A.; Clark, Damon (1881). History of Saginaw County, Michigan. C.C. Chapman & Company. p. 74.
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