Railroad: Southern Michigan Railroad Society, The

This is the old Jackson branch which ran from Lenawee Junction to Jackson, via Tecumseh and Clinton. The line earlier was abandoned north of Clinton to a steel mill south of Jackson. The line eventually came under Penn Central control which decided to abandon it in its entirety. Soon after the abandonment, the Norfolk & Western railroad removed the interlocked crossing at Raisin Center, cutting the line off from any railroad interchange.

Part of Penn Central railroad → Southern Michigan Railroad Society → Continues

Bought: 1984 - Part of line from Penn Central Transportation - Lenawee Jct. to Clinton.

Operations Ended: Continues

Reference: [MRRC] 

Notes

The Michigan Southern Railroad Society, a nonprofit corporation, purchased the line from Lenawee Junction to Clinton and after much work, began operating it as a short line tourist operation, which continues today. 

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