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Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway

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Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway
KLS&C engine No. 37, circa 1910
Overview
HeadquartersKalamazoo, Michigan
LocaleWest Michigan
Dates of operation1906 (1906)–1916 (1916)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

0.0
Kalamazoo
5.1
Oshtemo
6.8
Brighton
1.1
Rix
8.8
Walker
10.0
Eassom
11.6
Mattawan
13.8
Newbre
Michigan Central to Jackson
16.0
Lawton
Calico grade
20.0
Paw Paw
23.8
Wildeys
24.7
Lake Cora
25.4
Kirby
28.2
Lawrence
Pere Marquette to Grand Rapids
34.6
Hartford
Pere Marquette to Chicago
38.7
Toquin
41.9
Covert
44.6
Packard
47.1
Fruitland
48.3
Cableton
49.9
South Haven

The Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway (aka The Fruit Belt Line) operated on track laid between Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan. Much of the track has been removed and is now known as the "Van Buren Trail".

The railway went through the following towns, starting from the east:

References

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  • Brock, Thomas D. (June 1955). "Paw Paw Versus the Railroads". Michigan History. 39: 129–183.
  • Geo.A. Ogle & Co. (1910). Standard atlas of Kalamazoo County Michigan. Chicago: G.A. Ogle.
  • Hager, David C. (1976). Next Stop Kalamazoo: A History of Railroading in Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Public Museum.
  • Meints, Graydon (September 2005). "The fruit belt line: Southwest Michigan's failed railroad". Michigan Historical Review. 31 (2): 117–149.
  • Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.
  1. ^ Van Winkle, Louis (January 2004). "South Haven Depot". Michigan Passenger Stations. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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