Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway

Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway
Overview
Headquarters	Kalamazoo
Locale	Michigan
Dates of operation	1906–1916
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway (aka The Fruit Belt Line) operated on track laid between Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan. Much of the track has been removed and is now known as the "Van Buren Trail".

KLS&C engine #37, circa 1910.

The railway went through the following towns, starting from the east:

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Oshtemo, Michigan
Brighton, Michigan
Rix, Michigan
Walker, Michigan
Eassom, Michigan
Mattawan, Michigan
Newbre, Michigan
Lawton, Michigan
Paw Paw, Michigan
Barrison, Michigan
Lake Cora, Michigan
Lawrence, Michigan
Hartford, Michigan
Toquin, Michigan
Covert, Michigan
Packard, Michigan
Fruitland, Michigan
Cableton, Michigan
South Haven, Michigan[1]

References

Brock, Thomas D. (June 1955). "Paw Paw Versus the Railroads". Michigan History. 39: 129–183.
Geo.A. Ogle & Co. (1910). Standard atlas of Kalamazoo County Michigan. Chicago: G.A. Ogle.
Hager, David C. (1976). Next Stop Kalamazoo: A History of Railroading in Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Public Museum.
Meints, Graydon (September 2005). "The fruit belt line: Southwest Michigan's failed railroad". Michigan Historical Review. 31 (2): 117–149.
Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.

Van Winkle, Louis (January 2004). "South Haven Depot". Michigan Passenger Stations. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.

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[1] Van Winkle, Louis (January 2004). "South Haven Depot". Michigan Passenger Stations. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.