Railroad: Saginaw and Western Railroad Company, The

CS&C → Saginaw & Western Railroad → Detroit Lansing & Northern → Detroit Grand Rapids & Western

Reorganized: 1883 - the Chicago, Saginaw & Canada, 50 miles from St. Louis to Howard City - completed in 1886.

Controlled: 1883 - by Detroit, Lansing & Northern.

Leased: 1883 - to Detroit, Lansing & Northern.

Merged: 1896 - into Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western.

Reference: [MRRC]

This appears to be a construction railroad.

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

[AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
[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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