History of railroads in Michigan
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Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan. While some coastal regions had been established prior to the development of the railroad, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the arrival of the railroad.
The state's proximity to Ontario, Canada aided the transport of goods in a smooth east-west trajectory from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan toward Montreal and Quebec.
Major railroads in the state, prior to 20th century consolidations been the Michigan Central Railroad and the New York Central Railroad.
[edit] Earliest railroads
Please see also the Talk:History of railroads in Michigan of this article.
Operation of railroads took off after the Civil War.
Two of the earliest railroads of the state were the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, formed in 1854 (but service beginning in 1867), and the Michigan Air-Line Railroad (formed in 1868).
[edit] Railroads in Michigan today
The state is traversed by several railroads, with mileage amounting to several hundreds of miles.
Freight rail traffic represents the use of most of the railroads. CSX and Norfolk Southern, the products of railroad consolidation, dominate in the state. Both the CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks intersect in Romulus, Michigan
There is Amtrak passenger rail service in the state, connecting the cities of Detroit, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Port Huron to Chicago, Illinois. There are plans for commuter rail for Detroit and its suburbs. [1] [2]
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