Railroad: Buchanan & St. Joseph River Railroad Company

This railroad was built from 1.77 miles from Buchanan to the Buchanan Power and Electric Dam. It became a Michigan Central subsidiary in 1912. It was standard gauge. [MCR-1904]


BuiltBuchanan & St. Joseph River Railroad → MCRR


Chartered: 1894.

Built: About 1894 - from Buchanan to Buchanan Power & Electric Dam

Operated by the Michigan Central

Became: Michigan Central Railroad in 1912.

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

This line was controlled at time of incorporation by the Michigan Central. According to Michigan Railroad Commission annual reports this line was 1.77 miles in length.

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Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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