Grand River Valley Railroad Co. - Michigan Railway Stock Certificate
Inv# RS2758 Stock
In 1870, the GRVR was leased in perpetuity to the Michigan Central Railroad, which was part of the New York Central "empire". This line was the New York Central's main line to Grand Rapids, Michigan's second largest city. Passenger service ended in 1959. The line was abandoned by NYC successor PennCentral and operated briefly by the Kent, Barry and Eaton Connecting RR, with a state subsidy. State money ran out and the rails were removed in the 1980's. Also available unissued at a lesser price. Please inquire if interested.
The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada. After about 1867 the railroad was controlled by the New York Central Railroad, which later became part of Penn Central and then Conrail. After the 1998 Conrail breakup, Norfolk Southern Railway now owns much of the former Michigan Central trackage.
At the end of 1925, MC operated 1,871 miles (3,011 km) of road and 4,139 miles (6,661 km) of track; that year it reported 4,304,000 net ton-miles of revenue freight and 600 million passenger-miles.
- Michigan Central Railroad
- Battle Creek and Bay City Railroad 1889
- Buchanan and St. Joseph River Railroad 1897
- Central Railroad of Michigan 1837–1846
- Detroit and St. Joseph Railroad 1831–1837
- Detroit and Bay City Railroad 1881
- Detroit and Charlevoix Railroad 1916
- Frederick and Charlevoix Railroad 1901
- Detroit River Tunnel Company Railroad 1918
- Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad 1871
- Amboy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Railroad 1866
- Grand River Valley Railroad 1870
- Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad 1851
- Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad 1870
- Michigan Air Line Railway 1870
- Michigan Midland and Canada Railroad 1878
- Saginaw Bay and Northwestern Railroad 1884
- Pinconning Railroad 1879
- Glencoe, Pinconning and Lake Shore Railroad 1878
- Pinconning Railroad 1879
- St. Louis, Sturgis and Battle Creek Railroad 1889
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Central_Railroad
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