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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 114

Sainte Marie Union Depot

Location and General Description of Property

The property of Sainte Marie Union Depot Company, hereinafter called the carrier, consists of a passenger and freight terminal located at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The owned property includes a passenger station, a freight station, auxiliary buildings, and 0.524 mile of main track. The carrier also owns yard and side tracks totaling 1.950 miles. Its road thus embraces 2.474 miles of all tracks owned. The carrier furnishes terminal facilities for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company and Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company, which two latter carriers are hereinafter called the proprietary companies when referred to collectively. These carriers own and use their own equipment.

Corporate History

The carrier was incorporated under the general laws of Michigan on March 15, 1900, for the purpose of constructing and operating a union passenger and freight station at Sault Ste. Marie. Its principal office is at Marquette, Mich. The detailed facts as to the development of the fixed physical property are given in Appendix 2.

Description of Property

The passenger station is a two-story stone building with a slate roof, the freight station is of frame construction, and the immigration office is a concrete building.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The carrier's passenger and freight station and about 0.53 mile of main track and other yard tracks and facilities were constructed under the supervision of The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company. Right of way was purchased in 1899, and the construction was completed and the property placed in operation on January 2, 1901. The construction was done partly under contract and partly by the forces of The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company.

Leased Railway Property

The carrier's property is used jointly by the proprietary companies and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company under a contract dated January 1, 1902, to terminate 20 years thereafter. The expense of maintenance and operation are divided among the tenants on the basis of cars handled.