The railroad was organized to own 80 miles from Detroit to Butler, IN. It was reorganized several times and then merged into the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific.
Construction railroad - Detroit, Butler & St. Louis - Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific → Wabash
Operated in Michigan: 1 year (may not have been operated)_
Chartered in: 1880
Reorganized: In 1881.
Reorganized in 1881 to Wabash, Butler and St. Louis
Reference: [MRRC]
Image info: A 1881 map of the newly opened Detroit, Butler & St. Louis railroad. [DFP-1881-0706]
1880. The rails of the Detroit, Butler & Pacific are laid up close to the Michigan Central at the Grand Trunk Junction. [DFP-1880-0924]
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