The was a planned extension of the
Canada Southern Railway west from
Grosse Ile, Michigan to
Chicago, Illinois . The line was only built to
Fayette, Ohio , and was later split between the
Detroit, Toledo And Ironton Railway and
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railway .
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Portland, Rutland, Oswego And Chicago Railroad ]]
In
1873 the
Canada Southern Railway reached
Michigan from
Buffalo, New York via a
Train Ferry and the
Canada Southern Bridge Company across
Grosse Ile . To continue west to
Chicago , the was chartered
July 11 ,
1871 . The line had only reached
Fayette, Ohio (though grading was done further west) in
September 1878 when the
Panic Of 1873 had its full effect and construction was halted. At that time the Canada Southern was reorganized, and the Chicago and Canada Southern was sold on
November 22 ,
1888 to the '''Detroit and Chicago Railroad''', owned by the
Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Railway .
The track between
Grosvenor and
Corbus , in the middle of the line, was abandoned in
1893 . In
1897 it was abandoned from Corbus east to
Dundee , and in
March 1898 the line east of Dundee was sold to the
Detroit And Lima Northern Railroad , which became part of the
Detroit, Toledo And Ironton Railway . The remaining piece west of Grosvenor was operated as a branch of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern's Old Road from the Grosvenor end.
