Story - Nicknames (Official) of Michigan Railroads

Compiled by Le Roy Barnett

OFFICIAL NICKNAMES OF MICHIGAN RAILROADS (Appellation, moniker, designation, slogan, cognomen, byname)

• Detroit & Mackinac

  • Turtle Route

  • Huron Route

  • Sugar Beet Belt Route

• Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic

  • South Shore Route

  • Marquette Route

• Grand Rapids & Indiana

  • Fishing Line

• Grand Trunk Western

  • Good Track Road

• Lake Shore & Michigan Southern

  • Water Level Route

• Michigan Central

  • The Niagara Falls Route

• Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Sault Saint Marie

  • Soo Line

• Port Huron & Detroit

  • St. Clair Blue Water Route