Pere Marquette Railway

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The company was incorporated in Michigan on March 12, 1917. Merged into The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company on June 6, 1947.

From the description of Pere Marquette Railway Company : Corporate records, 1917 March 12-1947 June 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34953505

The P.M. serviced an area that strectches from Buffalo to Chicago.

From the description of Pere Marquette Magazine. 1909-1931 (Grand Rapids Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17599226

Nothing is known about Ryan. The Railway was incorporated on Sept. 20, 1899 for $150,000 in Detroit, to own 33 miles of rail from Pentwater to Mannistee (Mich.). It bought, controlled, amended, and leased other railroads until it merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad on Feb. 19, 1946, effective April 1, 1947. (Information from Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies by Meints.).

From the description of Collection, 1900-1912. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43466748
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creatorOf Pere Marquette Railway. Pere Marquette Railway records, 1923-1929 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wis.). Roanoke. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn H. H. Copeland Maps and Tables, 1924-1956 Northwestern University Transportation Library
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Secretary. Corporate records, 1843-1968. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Pere Marquette Railway. Pere Marquette Railway Company : Corporate records, 1917 March 12-1947 June 6. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc, The
referencedIn Charlevoix, Mich., scrapbook, [19uu] Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Buckhout family. Buckhout family papers, 1826-1908. Public Libraries of Saginaw
referencedIn Webber family. Webber family papers, 1868-1893. Public Libraries of Saginaw
creatorOf Craig Ship Building Company (Toledo, Ohio). Shenango No. 1. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Chicago Ship Building Company. Pere Marquette 18. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Ryan, Robert W. Papers, 1915,1938. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf American Ship Building Company. Hilda. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Detroit (Mich.). Detroit street railways records 1891-1948 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Pere Marquette Railway. Collection, 1900-1912. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Pere Marquette Railway. Pere Marquette Magazine. 1909-1931 Grand Rapids Public Library
creatorOf Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wis.). St. Clair. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Claude Thomas Stoner Photographs and Papers, 1870s-1977 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Blosser, Raymond F., 1913-. Papers, series II, 1918-1988. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Pere Marquette Railroad. Pere Marquette Railroad Company : Corporate records, 1899 Nov. 1-1917 Aug. 14. Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society, Inc, The
referencedIn Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Vice President-Operations. Records, 1917-1968 (bulk 1930-1964). Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Akron Travel Bureau (Akron, Ohio). Trade catalogs of travel, 1890-1949. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Stoner, Claude Thomas, 1899-1977. Claude Thomas Stoner photographs and papers, 1870s-1977. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Doherty, Joseph, 1889-1965. Papers, 1921-1944. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Heslipen, Gerald D. Pere Marquette 22, 1924-[ongoing]. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Clinch, R. Floyd. Robert C. Pringle. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
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