Michigan Railroad Commissioner 1890
DESCRIPTION OF ROAD
Date when the the road was opened for use between its present termini:
From Toledo, Ohio , to Cadillac Michigan, August, 1888.
Toledo, Saginaw & Mackinaw railway:
From East Saginaw, Michigan, to Durand, Michigan, October, 1888 (leased)
Main Line
|
In Michigan, from Alexis ( State Line) to Cadillac |
229 |
|
In Ohio, from Toledo Toledo to Alexis |
5 |
|
Total length completed |
234 |
|
Toledo, Saginaw & Mackinaw railway (leased) |
39.2 |
Branches
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South Lyon, from Leland to South South |
8 |
|
Macon, Macon to Macon Quarry |
1.62 |
|
St. Louis, from S. V. & St. L crossing to St. Louis |
1.38 |
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Ithaca, from main line to Ithaca |
1.75 |
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Alma, from main line to river |
1.25 |
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Total length of branches owned by this company |
14 |
The Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Company has also completed and occupied during the year a very handsome and well arranged passenger house at Ann Arbor, and thus filled a long want at the University town.
New charter
Frankfort, Crystal Lake & Glenn Arbor R. R. Co.
Termini, Frankfort and Glen Arbor
Proposed length, 44 miles
Capital stock, $400,000
Articles filed, March 20, 1890 (This was paper railroad)
Charter Amendments
Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.
Termini, Toledo Ohio, and Copemish, Michigan
Proposed length, 377 miles.
Capital stock, $8,000,000
Articles filed, May 22, 1890
Letters about orders
Toledo Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.
General Office
Toledo, Ohio, March 5, 1890
Hon. John T. Rich, Lansing, Commissioner R. R.
My Dear Sir—I have received a copy of your circular letter of the 1st inst. On the part of this company I request that your predecessor's circular issue in 1886, relative to Automatic car couplers be modified. Our experience with the Blocker, the Marks, the McCree and the Ames, has forced the conclusion that an additional element of danger is added by their use.
It is impracticable in my judgment to make the law of '86 operative—the equipment of the state could not be changed in the nine months succeeding April 1, next.
I do do not know that the Jenney type is a practical success on freight equipment. I have noticed that the Pennsylvania system—its officers were the most urgent having the pattern adopted—have had several thousand cars built and equipped with the link and pin coupler during the past six months.
So long as there seems reasonable ground to question the final solution of this problem, I do not think it would expedite a conclusion to compel all railroads to replace the present patterns when cars are built or repaired.
The class of traffic in which this device is most necessary and where the utility of a pattern can be best demonstrated is the stock, dressed beef and time freight cars.
If stock cars could be equipped with this pattern of draw bar, they are less likely to become separated than any other and less likely to leave the state and if it proves itself capable and desirable on trail, then applied to dresses beef, charcoal and like classes of cars I would consider that we were on board to a solution of our difficulty.
On the other hand if we must equip q car today which is likely to be in Georgia next week and not be returned for six months, we would delay an intelligent solution of a question which I assure you is much oftener in the minds of those who have charge of the railroads of your State than your legislators, citizens or your State representatives in your office.
My suggestion is: First, The execution of the present las is impracticable. Second, It should be amended in such manner that the companies in your State should be compelled to equip their local cars – stock, charcoal, dressed beef, with the form of coupler which promises best results, the Janney.
Respectfully, H. W. Ashley
Orders by Commissioners
#16 Feb. 13. To the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry To the Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad companies
Special order approving the interlocking and derailing switch at the crossing of the to two roads in the village of Cadillac. (This is a error)
#29 June 17 To H. W. Ashley, vice president and general manager of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.
Special order requiring certain renewals and repairs to the track between Leland and South Lyons within sixty days from date.
#30 June 17 To H. W. Ashley, vice president and general manager of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.
Special order to rebuild the entire right of way fence between the south line of Oakland County and the village of South Lyons.
#31 June 18 To H. W. Ashley, vice president and general manager of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.
Special order to rebuild the entire right of way fence between Leland Station and the north line of Washtenaw County.
#33 July 15 To the Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Company, Grand Haven & Milwaukee, Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway Company and the Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw Railroad Company.
Special order to erect and maintain an interlocking and derailing switch at the crossing of the several roads in the village of Durand.
