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The Toledo–Frankfort railway line is a partially-abandoned railway line in the states of
History
Construction
The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Railroad, founded in 1869, graded a line between Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Ohio border, but was a casualty of the Panic of 1873. The Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad, founded by James Mitchell Ashley, completed the line in 1878. Regular service began on June 21.[1][2][a] A short section of the line within Toledo was built by the Toledo and State Line Railroad in 1874.[4] That company was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1874–1878.[5]
The further development of the Ann Arbor main line was pursued by Ashley through a series of companies which extended the line into northern Michigan. Initially, Ashley intended to extend northeast towards Pontiac, Michigan. The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Grand Trunk Railroad built 15 miles (24 km) north to South Lyon via Leland. The line opened in August 1881.[1][6][7] In South Lyon the line connected with the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad. The company abandoned further expansion toward Pontiac, shifting its attention toward Durand.[8]
The basis of the Ann Arbor's northern extension was the
The planned route north of St. Louis would have bypassed
Ashley selected
Ann Arbor Railroad
The
Passenger service ended in 1950 and the station at Cherry Street in Toledo were demolished in 1964.[20]
Post–Ann Arbor
The Ann Arbor Railroad entered bankruptcy in 1973. The United States Railway Association (USRA) evaluated the line for inclusion into the Conrail network.[21] The USRA recommended only the Toledo–Ann Arbor section (and Saline Branch) for inclusion.[22] The online traffic north of Toledo was insufficient to justify inclusion.[23][24] The USRA was also skeptical of the potential profitability of any of the Lake Michigan train ferries.[25]
In the end, none of the Ann Arbor main line was conveyed to Conrail on April 1, 1976. The bankrupt estate retained ownership of the line north of Cadillac to Frankfort and between Durand and Ann Arbor. The
The
The Tuscola and Saginaw Bay replaced the Michigan Northern north of Alma on October 1, 1984.[34] In 1987 the Grand Trunk Western spun off 202 miles (325 km) of lines in Michigan to the Central Michigan Railway, a sister company of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway. These included the line between Owosso and Durand.[35] At the same time, the state acquired the Grand Trunk Western's remaining 22 miles (35 km) between Ashley and Owosso.[36] The shortline holding company RailAmerica acquired the Central Michigan Railway in 2004; the Huron and Eastern Railway, another RailAmerica property, subsequently acquired all of the Central Michigan Railway's track.[37][38]
With the end of cross-Lake Michigan ferry service the line was effectively unused beyond
Route
Passenger service
Scheduled passenger service on the line ended in 1950. In 1898, scheduled service amounted to one round-trip between Toledo and Frankfort and another between Toledo and
Notes
- ^ Willis Dunbar gave the date as May 16, 1879.[3] Meints in an earlier work gave August 1881.[4]
- ^ The company crossed the diamond of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad in Cadillac in 1887, which is the date Dunbar gives.[13][14]
- ^ Meints includes Durand–Ann Arbor as part of the 1976 acquisition.[32]
Footnotes
- ^ a b Meints (2013), p. 174.
- ^ Michigan Railroad Commission (1881). Annual Report. p. 393.
- ^ Dunbar (1969), p. 164.
- ^ a b Meints (2005), p. 72.
- ^ ICC (1925), p. 193.
- ^ Meints (2005), pp. 72–74.
- ^ Michigan Railroad Commission (1882). Annual Report. p. 451.
- ^ Meints (2013), pp. 174–175.
- ^ Meints (2013), p. 175.
- ^ Meints (2013), p. 176.
- ^ a b Meints (2013), p. 178.
- ^ Michigan Railroad Commission (1889). Annual Report. p. 446.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dunbar (1969), p. 167.
- ^ Dunbar (1969), p. 168.
- ^ a b Meints (2005), p. 73.
- ^ Meints (2005), pp. 410–410.
- ^ Meints (2013), p. 180.
- ^ Dunbar (1969), pp. 166–167.
- Toledo Blade. August 4, 1964. p. 9. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ USRA (1975a), p. 14.
- ^ USRA (1975a), p. 282.
- ^ USRA (1975b), pp. 195–197.
- ^ USRA (1975b), p. 203.
- ^ USRA (1975b), p. 9.
- ^ Keefe (1976), p. 49.
- ^ Meints (2005), pp. 274–275.
- ^ Meints (2005), p. 222.
- ^ Mich. Interstate Ry. v. Grand Trunk Western R. Co., 459 F. Supp, 1008 (Special Court, Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 October 18, 1978).
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Meints (2005), p. 275.
- ^ Cady (1987), p. 33.
- ^ Cady 1987, p. 29.
- ISSN 0041-0934.
- ^ MDOT (1987), p. 21.
- ISSN 0041-0934.
- ISSN 0041-0934.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Poynor, Stacey (August 4, 1993). "AARR corridor use still sidetracked". Benzie County Record Patriot. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Local trail lawsuit settled". Benzie County Record Patriot. June 12, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- OCLC 6340864.
References
- Cady, Ron (October 1987). "Michigan Metamorphosis". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Dunbar, Willis F. (1969). All Aboard! A History of Railroads in Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan: OCLC 54650.
- Interstate Commerce Commission (1925). Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. Vol. 84. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Keefe, Kevin P. (October 1976). "How Michigan got into the railroad business". ISSN 0041-0934.
- Meints, Graydon M. (2005). Michigan Railroad Lines. East Lansing, Michigan: ISBN 978-0-87013-693-1.
- Meints, Graydon M. (2013). Railroads for Michigan. East Lansing, Michigan: ISBN 978-1-61186-085-6.
- Michigan Department of Transportation (1987). Annual report.
- OCLC 2889148.
- OCLC 2889148.
Further reading
- Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.