Chicago and West Michigan Railway
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The Chicago and West Michigan Railway (C&WM) is a defunct railroad which operated in the state of Michigan between 1881 and 1899. It was one of the three companies which merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway.
The C&WM was formed on October 1, 1881, through the consolidation of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad, the Grand Rapids, Newaygo and Lake Shore Railroad and the Grand Haven Railroad.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Michigan Railroad Commission (1882), 89.
[edit] References
- Michigan Railroad Commission (1882). Annual Report.
Constituent companies of the Chicago and West Michigan Railway | |
|---|---|
| 1881 | Chicago and West Michigan Railroad - Grand Rapids, Newaygo and Lake Shore Railroad - Grand Haven Railroad - Indiana and Michigan Railroad |
| 1884 | White River Railroad |
| 1899 | Chicago and North Michigan Railroad |
Constituent companies of the Pere Marquette Railway | |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad - Chicago and West Michigan Railway - Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad |
| 1900 | Muskegon Lake Railroad |
| 1903 | South Haven and Eastern Railroad - Sanilac Railroad - Bay City Belt Line Railroad - Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron Railroad - Milwaukee, Benton Harbor and Columbus Railway - Benton Harbor, Coloma and Paw Paw Lake Train Railway - Grand Rapids, Belding and Saginaw Railroad - Harbor Beach and Port Hope Railroad |
