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Railroad: Shelby and Detroit Railroad Company, The
Began → Shelby & Detroit Railroad → Ended
Built: 1839 from Utica south to 7 Mile road in what was then North Detroit, about 13 miles.
Operated for about 5 years as a horse drawn line.
Operations Ended: 1844
Reference: [MRRC][MRL]
Notes
Some of this right of way may have later been used by the Detroit & Bay City railroad. Requires further research.
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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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