Railroad: Peninsula railroad company

Built → Peninsula Railroad → Chicago & North Western railroad

Built: 1864 - Escanaba to Negaunee

Operated: About 1 year. A construction railroad owned by the C&NW.

Merged: 1864 - into Chicago & North Western.

Reference: [MRRC]

Notes

This railroad name often gets historical credit for operating, howeber the line was merged into the C&NW within a month of completion. It was likely a "construction" railroad.

Time Line

1865. May 12. The first shipments of ore from Negaunee were made to the Escanaba docks.

1865. To ensure traffic for this road, the C&NW and other investors created the Iron Cliffs Mining Company in the spring of 1865. They also purchased 34,000 acres of mineral land and also took over the Jackson Mine. [DSS]