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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Vol. 84

Menominee and St. Paul Railway

Location and General Description of Property

The railroad of the Menominee is a single-track, standard-gauge connection between the car-ferry slip of the carrier at Menominee, Mich., and the tracks of Chicago and North Western Railway Company, hereinafter called the North Western. The Menominee owns 0.646 of a mile of main track and 0.847 of a mile of sidings, a total of 1.493 miles of all tracks. All of its property is used by the carrier under an arrangement not reduced to writing. The actual operation is conducted by the North Western, as agent for the carrier, under an agreement dated September 28, 1909.

Physical Conditions Affecting Construction

Construction was entirely within the urban limits of Menominee, Mich.

Economic Conditions Relating to Traffic

This road is a connecting link, with no territory of its own. Its traffic is entirely dependent on the carrier [Ann Arbor Railroad] and the agreement with the North Western.

Corporate History

The Menominee was incorporated on June 14, 1899, under the general laws of the State of Michigan, for the purpose of constructing a standard-gauge railroad extending from Menominee, Mich., to the Wisconsin State line, approximately 10 miles. It was organized in the interest of the carrier to provide access, in connection with car ferries, to the then undeveloped territory to the northwest of Menominee, Mich. The North Western arrived at an understanding with the carrier whereby the latter was assured a maximum tonnage for its car ferries at Menominee and the line as originally proposed was not constructed. Construction of the tracks and facilities at Menominee was completed in 1900.