257:. Construction did not begin immediately, however. Instead, the company sought permission from the state legislature to purchase the stalled St. Joseph Valley Railroad. The legislature enacted a bill on March 18, 1865, authorizing the purchase. Work now began on building the standard-gauge line from Schoolcraft south. This line opened on May 3, 1867, and the Schoolcraft and Three Rivers merged with the St. Joseph Valley on August 14, 1869.
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acquired a controlling majority of the LS&MS in 1877. On April 29, 1914, the asset restructuring and refinancing of the New York
Central and Hudson River led to the abolishment of all subsidiary corporations and their consolidation into the new
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on April 6, 1869) leased the K&WP in perpetuity. The terms of the lease stipulated that the LS&MS assume payment on the K&WP's debt and purchase its equipment at market value.
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Kalamazoo and White Pigeon Railroad was formed on August 14, 1869, by the merger of the newly-enlarged St. Joseph Valley Railroad and the Kalamazoo and Schoolcraft Railroad.
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Secretary of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Part IV: Railroad, Canal, Navigation, Telegraph and Telephone Companies for the Year 1882
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on March 15, 1861, giving it more time to finish the line to St. Joseph. It won a second deadline extension from the legislature on March 17, 1863. The entire line was
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was incorporated in the state of
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322:. The merged company immediately began cost-cutting, but losses mounted. The Penn Central declared bankruptcy on June 21, 1970.
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337:. The Penn Central continued to operate as a freight-only railroad, but reorganization efforts failed. In March 1976,
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First Annual Report of the
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218:. The company had to commence work in five years, and finish its line within ten years, or forfeit its charter. The
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Central, passenger service ran on the White Piegon-to-Kalamazoo line until December 27, 1937.
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was incorporated in the state of Michigan. Its charter allowed it to build a 14-mile (23 km) line from
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Charlton, Linda (June 22, 1970). "Penn Central Is Granted Authority to Reorganize Under Bankruptcy Laws".
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Bedingfield, Robert E. (February 2, 1968). "Penn-Central Board Holds First Meeting".
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Bedingfield, Robert (April 1, 1976). "Conrail Takes Over Northeast's System".
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Bedingfield, Robert E. (January 16, 1968). "Pennsy, Central Allowed to Join".
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Conrail upgraded the 33 miles (53 km) of the Kalamazoo Branch between
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206:. Its charter permitted it to build a single or double track from
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849:. Harrisburg, Pa.: Lane S. Hart, State Printer & Binder.
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182:. It was incorporated in 1869 and consolidated with the
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715:. Minneapolis: MBI Publishing Co. and Voyageur Press.
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838:. Columbus, Ohio: Nevins and Myers, State Printers.
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860:. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press.
459:Pennsylvania Secretary of Internal Affairs 1883
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890:Predecessors of the New York Central Railroad
285:Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad
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741:Ellis, Franklin; Johnson, Crisfield (1880).
592:"Nixon Signs the Rail Reorganization Bill".
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607:"Ford Approves Bill on Conrail Changes".
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768:. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing.
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38:Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
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827:. New York: Moody's Investors Service.
754:History of St. Joseph County, Michigan
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804:Michigan Railroad Commission (1874).
747:. Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & Co.
736:. Philadelphia: Evertts & Abbott.
733:History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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596:. January 3, 1974. pp. 53, 58.
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318:on February 1, 1968, to create the
161:Kalamazoo and White Pigeon Railroad
20:Kalamazoo and White Pigeon Railroad
757:. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts. 1877.
680:Wheelock, Chris (March 30, 2009).
262:Kalamazoo and Schoolcraft Railroad
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489:Michigan Railroad Commission 1874
331:Regional Rail Reorganization Act
709:Borkowski, Richard C. (2008).
16:Shortline railroad in Michigan
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303:Post-K&WP track ownership
611:. March 27, 1976. p. 52
421:History of St. Joseph County
783:Meints, Graydon M. (1992).
765:The New York Central System
216:St. Joseph County, Michigan
186:in 1914. Its line ran from
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730:Durant, Samuel W. (1880).
234:. It extended the line to
220:Michigan Southern Railroad
204:St. Joseph Valley Railroad
297:New York Central Railroad
184:New York Central Railroad
103:New York Central Railroad
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712:Norfolk Southern Railway
408:Ellis & Johnson 1880
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279:On October 1, 1869, the
857:Amtrak in the Heartland
854:Sanders, Craig (2006).
814:2027/mdp.39015065192448
762:Leavy, Michael (2006).
236:Three Rivers, Michigan
228:White Pigeon, Michigan
316:Pennsylvania Railroad
260:On June 9, 1866, the
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249:On June 6, 1855, the
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153:38 miles (61 km)
821:Moody, John (1917).
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240:Michigan Legislature
212:Cassopolis, Michigan
208:St. Joseph, Michigan
354:Moorepark, Michigan
266:Kalamazoo, Michigan
188:Kalamazoo, Michigan
48:Kalamazoo, Michigan
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617:The New York Times
609:The New York Times
594:The New York Times
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564:The New York Times
556:The New York Times
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518:Leavy 2006
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169:shortline
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99:Successor
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29:Overview
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