The Saginaw and Mount Pleasant Railroad was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM). It was established to construct a 14.7-mile (23.7 km) railway line from a junction with the F&PM main line at Coleman, Michigan, to Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The line opened on December 15, 1879, as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line. In mid-1884 the line was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. On January 31, 1889 the company was formally merged into the F&PM along with the East Saginaw and St. Clair Railroad, the Saginaw and Clare County Railroad, and the Manistee Railroad.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Central Michigan |
| Dates of operation | 1879–1889 |
| Successor | Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Previous gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 14.7 miles (23.7 km) |
Notes edit
- ^ "This Month in Carferry History". The Carferries of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ a b Meints 2005, p. 394
References edit
- Meints, Graydon M. (2005). Michigan Railroad Lines. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-693-1.
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