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Tittle successors to M&LS

MANISTIQUE & LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD

Outline of Development and Successors in Title [1]

No.

Name

Date of Filing

Form Filed

Miles

Terminal

From

Terminal

To

Date Operation / relinquished

Merger or Transfer

Date of merger or Transfer

Successor

No.

1

The Manistique and Northwestern Railway Company

04/25/1891

Association

80.00

Manistique

Negaunee and Ishpeming


Deed

May 1, 1902 [a]

2





24.00

South Manistique

Stuben

08/02/1897



-





12.00

Steuben

McNeils

12/26/1897



-





8.00

Scotts

Two miles from Shingleton

7/x/1898



-





2.00

Two miles from Shingleton

Shingleton

12/31/98



-

2

Manistique, Marquette and Northern Railroad Company

04/01/1902

Association

60.00

{Manistique
{Scotts Camp

Shingleton}

Northwest 20 miles}


Foreclosure

sale

09/21/1905

3





2.00

Scotts

Doyles

No date



-

3

Union Trust Company







Corporate re-organization

01/09/1908

4

4

Manistique and Northern Railroad Company

01/17/1908

Reorganization





Deed of Conveyance

8/1/1909 [b]

5

5

Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad Company

07/23/1909

Association

60.00

Manistique

Shingleton and Evelyn


Stock control 100%


[x]





1.00

Scotts

Doyles

1910

Extension


-





4.00

Shingleton

Doty

6/x/1911



-





1.90

Scotts

Doyles

1911

Abandoned


-

[a] Deed was dated April 29, 1902

[b] Deed was dated July 31, 1909

[x] The Ann Arbor Railroad Company controlled this company as of January 1, 1918 to the extent shown and has controlled it for many years. No. 5 is operated as a separate property however.


[1] From Michigan Railroad Commission – Outline of development and Successors in Title of Railroads in Michigan