Railroad: Escanaba and Lake Superior Railway Company (old)

This E&LS railroad (old) built the Metropolitan branch of the C&NW and was likely a construction railroad and was unrelated to the current Escanaba & Lake Superior railroad.


BuiltEscanaba & Lake Superior Railway (old)Chicago & North Western railroad


Built: In 1882 from Narenta to Metropolitan.

Operated less than 1 year.

Became: Merged into Chicago & Northwestern in 1882.

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

This likely was a construction railroad.


Time Line

1901. Rights were sold to the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (new) likely for use of the name.

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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