Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
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The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833, and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie (in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio) and across northern Indiana. The line's trackage remains a major rail transportation corridor used by Amtrak passenger trains and several freight lines; in 1998, its ownership was split at Cleveland, Ohio, between CSX Transportation to the east and Norfolk Southern Railway in the west.
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Not to be confused with Lake Shore Electric Railway (Ohio).
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![]() The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway system as of 1914 | |
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Locale | Buffalo, NY to Chicago, IL |
Dates of operation | 1839–1914 |
Successor | New York Central Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | 6 ft (1,829 mm) |
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