Michigan Railway Company : The Northern and Southern Divisions.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krentel, Norman L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Michigan Railway Company--History.

Michigan Railway Company.

Railroads--Michigan--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Michigan Railway Company: The Northern and Southern Divisions, the first comprehensive history of the Michigan United Railway Company, traces the rise and fall of Michigan's most significant electric railway. This volume covers the company's founding in local rail-based public transportation systems in Lansing, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Owosso-Corunna and ends with its eventual demise, abandoned prior to the stock market crash of 1929. Norman L. Krentel follows the fragments of lines in lower Michigan, which came together to form the MUR. He examines the interurban lines, which were broken down into five divisions, each with a separate superintendent. These divisions were Northern and Southern, which had formerly been Michigan United Railways; Northwestern, which had been Grand Rapids, Holland, and Chicago Railway; Western; and Northeastern"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781609177676

1609177673

OCLC:

1463064191