Saginaw and Mount Pleasant Railroad

The Saginaw and Mount Pleasant Railroad was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM). It was established to construct a 14.7-mile (23.7 km) railway line from a junction with the F&PM main line at Coleman, Michigan, to Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The line opened on December 15, 1879, as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line. In mid-1884 the line was converted to 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. On January 31, 1889 the company was formally merged into the F&PM along with the East Saginaw and St. Clair Railroad, the Saginaw and Clare County Railroad, and the Manistee Railroad.[1][2]

Saginaw and Mount Pleasant Railroad
Overview
LocaleCentral Michigan
Dates of operation1879 (1879)1889 (1889)
SuccessorFlint and Pere Marquette Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Previous gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length14.7 miles (23.7 km)

In 1979 the C&O abandoned the line.[2]

Notes

  1. "This Month in Carferry History". The Carferries of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  2. Meints 2005, p. 394
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References

  • Meints, Graydon M. (2005). Michigan Railroad Lines. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-693-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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