Michigan railroads and railroad companies / Graydon M. Meints.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meints, Graydon M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Michigan--History.

Railroads.

Michigan--History.

Michigan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies is an invaluable reference manual for everyone interested in regional transportation history, the history of railroading, and Michigan history in general. It contains complete, cross-referenced listings for every company formed to operate a railroad in the state of Michigan. In addition to the comprehensive entries for major lines, Graydon Meints has included details about the many small, common-carrier steam and electric companies, logging roads, and numerous other primitive and contemporary rail systems. This encyclopedic reference

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction to Michigan Railroads; 2. List of Companies; 3. Corporate Family Trees; 4. Chronology of Corporate Actions; 5. Corporate Actions by Year; 6. County Listing of Companies; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305).

ISBN:

1-62895-200-8

0-87013-938-X

OCLC:

300611233