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Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway

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Locale
  
Michigan

Headquarters
  
Kalamazoo

Dates of operation
  
1906–1916

Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄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".

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
  • References

    Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway Wikipedia