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The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad—nicknamed “The Fishing Line” for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas—was organized in the mid-nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region’s tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company. Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.

 
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The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad—nicknamed “The Fishing Line” for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas—was organized in the mid-nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region’s tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company. Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.

 
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The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

by Graydon M. Meints
The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

by Graydon M. Meints

Overview

With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad—nicknamed “The Fishing Line” for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas—was organized in the mid-nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region’s tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company. Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611863000
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Publication date: 09/01/2018
Edition description: 1
Pages: 242
Sales rank: 298,847
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

GRAYDON M. MEINTS has published a number of acclaimed railroad histories, including Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies, Michigan Railroad Lines, and Railroads for Michigan. He is a winner of a Historical Society of Michigan State History Award.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Chapter 1 The Lomax Years, 1849-1866 1

Chapter 2 The Edgerton Years, 1866-1873 17

Chapter 3 The Completion to Petoskey, 1869-1873 35

Chapter 4 The Continental Improvement Company 53

Chapter 5 The Hughart Years, Part 1, 1874-1883 63

Chapter 6 The Hughart Years, Part 2, 1884-1895 83

Chapter 7 The Pennsylvania Years, 1896-1920 101

Chapter 8 Epilogue 133

Afterword 145

Appendix 1 Officers' Biographies 149

Appendix 2 Corporations Comprising the Grand Rapids & Indiana 173

Appendix 3 Stations and Mileage 177

Appendix 4 Ruling Grades 181

Appendix 5 Construction and Abandonment Record 183

Appendix 6 Revenue, Expense, and Traffic Statistics 191

Appendix 7 Land Grant Construction Deadlines 197

Appendix 8 Edgerton Memorial 199

Appendix 9 Continental Improvement Company Agreements 213

Notes 227

Bibliography 251

Index 259

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