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Railroad: Michigan United Railways Company (E)
The Michigan United Railways was organized in 1909 and consolidated many interurban railroads in south central and southwest Michigan. This was an electric interurban line. The railroad was liquidated in 1929.
Various → Michigan United Railway → Michigan Railway → Liquated in 1929
Acquired: 1906-1912 - many electric interurban lines in Michigan
Operated for 10 Years.
Leased to: 1916 - to Michigan Railway.
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
MUR Lines in Michigan:
- Battle Creek to Monteith (western division) - 32 miles
- Bay City to Flint (northeastern division) - 47 miles
- Bay City to Saginaw (west line) - 13 miles
- Frankenmuth Branch - 5 miles
- Jackson to Lansing (northern division) - 37 miles
- Jackson to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo (southern division) - 69 miles
- Grand Rapids to Holland and Saugatuck - 43 miles
- Grass Lake Branch - 10 miles
- Gull Lake Branch - 5 miles
- Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids (western division) - 50 miles
- Lansing to St. Johns - 20 miles
- Lansing to Owosso - 33 miles
- Michigan Center Branch - 1 mile
- Monteith to Allegan (former DT&M) - 11 miles
- Wolf Lake Branch - 4 miles
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Time Line
1906-1912. Acquired many electric interurban lines in Michigan
1916. Leased to the Michigan Railway.
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