Railroad: Escanaba and Lake Superior Railway Company (old)

This E&LS railroad (old) built the Metropolitan branch of the C&NW and was likely a construction railroad and was unrelated to the current Escanaba & Lake Superior railroad.

Built → Escanaba & Lake Superior Railway (old) → Chicago & North Western railroad

Built: In 1882 from Narenta to Metropolitan.

Operated less than 1 year.

Became: Merged into Chicago & Northwestern in 1882.

Reference: [MRRC]

Notes

This likely was a construction railroad.

Time Line

1901. Rights were sold to the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (new) likely for use of the name.