Manchester Michigan

[wagnew0923]

Can anyone tell me the history of the rail line that went through Manchester Michigan. I could not locate anything including pictures.

[Norm]

It was the NYC, formerly Lake Shore And Michigan Southern.

[PAT.C]

A LOT OF GOOD HISTORICAL INFO IS AVAILABLE ON "THAT OTHER BOARD".

http://michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Maps/ ... wCoMap.htm

[wagnew0923]

Any website with pictures?

[J T]

This might be a place to start looking for info: http://www.manchesterareahistoricalsociety.org/

Here is a pic of some tracks through Manchester:





Train on the trestle over the river through town:




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The following quote is from this website: http://salinehistory.org/index.php?sect ... e_michigan

Manchester – What? Manchester, a RAILROAD TOWN!?!? Yep, they were robbed! Get out your magnifying glass and inspect the old Michigan railroad map. You will see not just one, but TWO sets of trackage running through Manchester, MI. When you drive through Manchester, go west along the main downtown street and stop when you see the town’s only supermarket set back a bit on your left. The two railway lines crossed right there! Where are the tracks? Where is the Depot? Manchester historians will have to fill us in on this one. It must have been a big disappointment to railroad lovers in Manchester, and even worse to agents and any maintenance people employed by the railroads in the town! The southwest-bound line, coded 130 on our railmap, was part of the New York Central, but we do not know if it was built by, or purchased by, NYC.

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Here's another site with a little bit of info on the two lines that ran through Manchester: http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/S ... on1954.htm


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A little more history from: http://www.trainweb.org/chris/13clinton.html

Palmyra & Jacksonburgh Railroad

The railroad was originally built as the Palmyra & Jacksonburgh Railroad in 1837. In April 1933, a charter was granted to the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Company to construct a railroad from Port Lawrence {now Toledo} to Adrian and then across Michigan to the Kalamazoo River and thus to Lake Michigan. The E&K reached Adrian in 1836, becoming the first railroad to reach into the Michigan Territory. With the obvious benefits of new railroad technology, the Palmyra & Jacksonburgh Railroad Company {under the control of the Erie and Kalamazoo} received a charter to construct a branch railroad 46 miles long from the E&K north through Tecumseh, Clinton and Manchester into Jacksonburgh {now Jackson}. The line reached Tecumseh on 1838, but suffered financially and came under State of Michigan control in 1844. It was sold to the Michigan Southern in 1846, which again began construction, reaching Clinton in 1853, Manchester in 1855 and Jacksonburgh in 1857. This makes this railroad the first branch line railroad off the first railroad in Michigan.

[J T]

And then there's this...

DEPOT Manchester MI Washtenaw High Bridge over Raisin River Railroad Bridge RR Train Photographer CR CHILDS Card 35519r Unsent by UpNorth Memories - Donald (Don) Harrison, on Flickr



And this...

DEPOT Manchester MI Steam Engine Railroad Depot Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway RR Train Horse Drawn Wagons Buggys Dirt Streets Steinkohl Card Unsent Washtenaw by UpNorth Memories - Donald (Don) Harrison, on Flickr


And...

DEPOT Manchester MI Washtenaw Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Railroad Depot RR Train 28 Horse Drawn Wagons Buggys Dirt Streets GJ Haeussler Card Unsent Washtenaw by UpNorth Memories - Donald (Don) Harrison, on Flickr

[DonHarding]

Very cool pictures. Thank you for sharing them!

[TrainWatcher]

This is the next town north of Clinton, and where the rail ends in Clinton is the current day SMRS operations. PC abandoned to Manchester early in their operations, and I also want to say the NYC thru connection (which connected to the Michigan Line at Jackson Yard, supposedly right near the roundhouse) was cut in the last 50's/early 60's. Passenger service ended in late 30's to 40's. Clay is a real good historian on the old P&J/LS&MS/NYC