Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad explained

Railroad Name:	Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad
Locale:	Michigan
Start Year:	1871
End Year:	1916
Hq City:	Kalamazoo

The Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in southern Michigan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The company incorporated on April 2, 1869 with the intention of constructing a 40miles line from Kalamazoo to South Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan. It was leased in 1870 to the Michigan Central Railroad and merged with the same in 1916. The former rail bed has been transformed into the Kal-Haven Trail.

The railroad went through the following towns, starting from the east:

• Kalamazoo, Michigan^[1]
• Alamo, Michigan^[2]
• Williams, Michigan^[3]
• Mentha, Michigan^[4]
• Kendall, Michigan
• Pine Grove Mills, Michigan
• Gobles, Michigan
• Bloomingdale, Michigan^[5]
• Berlamont, Michigan
• Grand Junction, Michigan
• Lacota, Michigan^[6]
• Kibbe, Michigan
• South Haven, Michigan^[7]

References

• Book: Meints, Graydon M.. Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. 1992. Michigan State University Press. East Lansing, Michigan. 0-87013-318-7.

External links

• Kal-Haven Trail State Park
• Van Buren County Road Commission - Kal-Haven Trail page
• Ghost town of Williams in Alamo Twp, Mich.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalamazoo, Michigan Central Depot. Michigan Passenger Stations. September 2003. Van Winkle, Louis. 2008-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080703162109/http://mc.net/~louisvw/depot/kaz-mc/kaz-mc.htm. 2008-07-03. dead.
2. Web site: Alamo Township Museum in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. 2005-09-28. Williams, Michigan: Kalamazoo County Ghost Town. 2008-08-28.
3. Web site: Williams, Michigan: Kalamazoo County Ghost Town. 2002-06-04. 2008-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724152507/http://home.earthlink.net/~tommaas/Williams.htm. 2008-07-24. dead.
4. Web site: Railroad towns near Williams, Michigan. Williams, Michigan: Kalamazoo County Ghost Town. 2005-09-20. 2008-08-28.
5. Web site: Bloomingdale, MI Depot. Michigan Passenger Stations. Van Winkle, Louis. January 2004. 2008-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080703161348/http://mc.net/~louisvw/depot/blomdale/blomdale.htm. 2008-07-03. dead.
6. Web site: Lacota, Michigan Depot. Michigan Passenger Stations. Van Winkle, Louis. August 2005. 2008-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080703161228/http://mc.net/~louisvw/depot/lacota/lacota.htm. 2008-07-03. dead.
7. Web site: South Haven Depot. Michigan Passenger Stations. Van Winkle, Louis. January 2004. 2008-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517134915/http://mc.net/~louisvw/depot/sh/s-haven.htm. 2008-05-17. dead.