Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway

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The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway was a major 19th-century American railroad that formed a key part of the New York Central system, linking the Great Lakes region with the Eastern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
abbreviation LS&MS
category Defunct Illinois railroads
Defunct Indiana railroads
Defunct Michigan railroads
Defunct New York (state) railroads
Defunct Ohio railroads
Predecessor of the New York Central Railroad
connectedBodyOfWater Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
connectedCity Buffalo, New York
linked to: Buffalo

Chicago, Illinois
Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland

Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

South Bend, Indiana
Toledo, Ohio
linked to: Toledo
country United States
dateCeasedToExist 1914
dateFormed 1869
formedByMergerOf Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad
Lake Shore Railway
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Cleveland, Ohio
linked to: Cleveland
historicalSignificance key link between Great Lakes and Eastern United States
industry rail transport
mainLineDirection east–west
mergedInto New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
notableRoute Chicago–Buffalo main line
Chicago–Cleveland route
operatedIn 19th century
early 20th century
parentCompanyAfterMerger New York Central Railroad
partOf New York Central Railroad system
primaryTraffic freight service
passenger service
roleInSystem trunk line of New York Central system
servedRegion Eastern United States
Great Lakes region
Midwestern United States
servedState Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
successor New York Central Railroad
trackType steam railroad
usedMotivePower steam locomotives

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Cornelius Vanderbilt owned Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Frederick William Vanderbilt boardMemberOf Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
William Henry Vanderbilt managed Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Lake Shore Railway
linked to: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
linked to: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway formedByMergerOf Cleveland and Toledo Railroad
linked to: Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Norman B. Ream boardMemberOf Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Bellevue, Ohio railroadHeritage Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway