St. Joseph Valley Railroad

St. Joseph Valley Railroad

There have been several railroads named for the St. Joseph Valley in southern Michigan and northern Indiana:
*St. Joseph Valley Rail Road (1848-1869), predecessor of the New York Central Railroad in Michigan
*St. Joseph Valley Railroad (1869-1870), predecessor of the Michigan Central Railroad (New York Central Railroad) in Indiana
*St. Joseph Valley Railway (1889-1897), earlier St. Joseph Valley Rail Road (1880-1889), predecessor of the Pere Marquette Railway in Michigan
*St. Joseph Valley Railway (1905), operator of the St. Joseph Valley Traction Company in Indiana


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