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| ⚫ | The '''Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway''', sometimes referred to as the '''Lake Shore''', was a major part of the ]'s ] from ] to ], primarily along the south shore of ] and across northern ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The '''Franklin Canal Company''' was chartered ], ], and built a railroad from ] southwest to the ] border. The '''Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad''' was incorporated ], ], and the full line from Erie to ] opened ], ]. The Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula bought the Franklin Canal Company on ], ]. | |||
| The '''Junction Railroad''' was chartered ], ] to build from ] west to ]. The '''Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad''' was chartered ], ] to build from ] east to ] on the ]. The latter company opened on ], ], finally forming a continuous Buffalo-Chicago line. On ] the two companies merged to form the '''Cleveland and Toledo Railroad''', the Junction Railroad becoming the Northern Division and the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland the Southern Division. The Northern Division opened from Cleveland west to ] on ], ], and the rest of the way to Toledo on ], ]. The Northern Division was abandoned west of Sandusky due to lack of business, but the track was relaid in ], merging with the Southern Division at ], east of Toledo. In ] the east end of the Southern Division was changed to ] on the Northern Division, ending the use of the ]. | |||
| In ] ] the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula leased the Cleveland and Toledo. The CP&A changed its name to the '''Lake Shore Railway''' on ], ], and on ], ] the Lake Shore absorbed the Cleveland and Toledo. | |||
| The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company (a railroad from ] to ]) and The Lake Shore Railway Company (a railroad from ] to ]) were consolidated on ] ], under the name of '''The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company'''. | The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company (a railroad from ] to ]) and The Lake Shore Railway Company (a railroad from ] to ]) were consolidated on ] ], under the name of '''The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company'''. | ||
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The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie and across northern Indiana.
History
The Franklin Canal Company was chartered May 21, 1844, and built a railroad from Erie, Pennsylvania southwest to the Ohio border. The Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad was incorporated February 18, 1848, and the full line from Erie to Cleveland, Ohio opened November 20, 1852. The Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula bought the Franklin Canal Company on June 20, 1854.
The Junction Railroad was chartered March 2, 1846 to build from Cleveland west to Toledo. The Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland Railroad was chartered March 7, 1850 to build from Toledo east to Grafton on the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad. The latter company opened on January 24, 1853, finally forming a continuous Buffalo-Chicago line. On September 1 the two companies merged to form the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, the Junction Railroad becoming the Northern Division and the Toledo, Norwalk and Cleveland the Southern Division. The Northern Division opened from Cleveland west to Sandusky on October 24, 1853, and the rest of the way to Toledo on April 24, 1855. The Northern Division was abandoned west of Sandusky due to lack of business, but the track was relaid in 1872, merging with the Southern Division at Millbury, east of Toledo. In 1866 the east end of the Southern Division was changed to Elyria on the Northern Division, ending the use of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad.
In October 1867 the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula leased the Cleveland and Toledo. The CP&A changed its name to the Lake Shore Railway on March 31, 1868, and on February 11, 1869 the Lake Shore absorbed the Cleveland and Toledo.
The Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company (a railroad from Chicago to Toledo, Ohio) and The Lake Shore Railway Company (a railroad from Toledo, Ohio to Erie, Pennsylvania) were consolidated on 6 April 1869, under the name of The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company ( now a railroad from Chicago to Erie, Pennsylvania) and The Buffalo and Erie Railroad Company (a railroad from Erie, Pennsylvania to Buffalo, New York) were consolidated a few months later, on 22 June 1869 retaining the name The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company.