The Pere Marquette Railroad has not one but two histories - one for
the twentieth century and one for the nineteenth. While the
twentieth-century record of the Pere Marquette Railroad has been
well studied and preserved, the nineteenth century has not been so
well served. This volume corrects that oversight by focusing on the
nineteenth-century part of the company’s past, including the men
who formed and directed these early roads, and the development of
the system. The Pere Marquette Railroad was formed in 1900 by a
merger of three Michigan railroad companies and lasted forty-seven
years, disappearing in June 1947 by merger into the maw of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Prior to the 1900 merger, the Pere
Marquette Railroad’s predecessors made up a motley collection of
disconnected and unaffiliated short, local rail lines. After the
financial panic of 1893, and with some commonality of ownership,
the companies worked together more closely. Before the end of the
decade, the three main railroads - the Flint & Pere Marquette;
the Detroit, Lansing & Northern; and the Chicago & West
Michigan - had decided that the only way to maintain solvency was
to merge. Using a plethora of primary sources including railway
timetables and maps, this work lends insight into the little-known
corporate business history of the Pere Marquette Railroad.
General
Imprint: |
Michigan State University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2020 |
Authors: |
Graydon M. Meints
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61186-365-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-61186-365-1 |
Barcode: |
9781611863659 |
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