Allegan and Lake Shore Railroad
- Allegan and Lake Shore Railroad
The Allegan and Lake Shore Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in Allegan County, Michigan during the 1880s. The company incorporated on May 30, 1883, by W.G. Dewing & Sons, to construct and operate convert|22|mi|km|adj=on line from Allegan, Michigan westward to Lake Michigan. The primary purpose of this line was to support local timber operations. On April 15, 1885, the A&LS completed a narrow gauge (RailGauge|36) convert|5|mi|km|adj=on stretch from the Kalamazoo River at Allegan to Swan Creek; the line went no further and was abandoned in 1889, timber resources in the area being exhausted. [Meints (1992), 35; Michigan Railroad Commission (1890), iv.]
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*cite book| title=Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies| first=Graydon M.| last=Meints| year=1992| publisher=Michigan State University Press| location=East Lansing, Michigan| isbn=0870133187
*cite book| title=Annual Report| year=1890| author=Michigan Railroad Commission| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SCQ2AAAAIAAJ
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