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Pere Marquette Railway
Overview
HeadquartersCleveland, Ohio
Reporting markPM
LocaleIllinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, New York, and Wisconsin
Dates of operation1900–1947
SuccessorChesapeake and Ohio later CSX
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Pere Marquette Railway (reporting mark PM) was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and southern parts of Ontario in Canada. It had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago. The company was named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste Marie.

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Pere Marquette 1225 is a class "N-1" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built in October 1941 for the Pere Marquette Railway (PM) by Lima Locomotive...

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Jacques Marquette

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Jacques Marquette, S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary who founded...

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SS Pere Marquette 18

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43°44′30″N 87°18′16″W / 43.7417°N 87.3044°W / 43.7417; -87.3044 SS Pere Marquette 18 was a steel-hulled Great Lakes train ferry that served on Lake Michigan...

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Pere Marquette 1223

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Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad

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merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway. The F&PM was chartered on January 22, 1857 as the Flint and Pere Marquette Railway for the purpose of constructing...

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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

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already occurred in 1947 when it merged into the system the old Pere Marquette Railway (PM) of Michigan and Ontario, Canada, which had been controlled...

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SS Pere Marquette

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and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, for the Pere Marquette Railway from 1897 to 1930. The railway used the name Pere Marquette for many of its ships and ferries...

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Michigan Services

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Railroad, Grand Trunk Railway and Pere Marquette Railway systems, and are now owned by CSX, Norfolk Southern, the Canadian National Railway, Conrail and Amtrak...

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PM

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Palmer. P.M. Place Stores, a former US chain of discount stores Pere Marquette Railway, North America 1900–1947, reporting mark Philip Morris International...

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List of Chesapeake and Ohio locomotives

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ex-Pere Marquette Railway 2-8-2 Chesapeake and Ohio class K-6 ex-Pere Marquette Railway 2-8-2 Chesapeake and Ohio class K-8 ex-Pere Marquette Railway 2-8-2...

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SS City of Midland 41

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Wisconsin, and Kewaunee, Wisconsin, for the Pere Marquette Railway and its successor, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from 1941 until 1988. The ferry was named...

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Van Sweringen brothers

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control included the Erie Railroad, Pere Marquette Railway, Hocking Valley Railway, and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. They managed to control this huge...

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East Saginaw station

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The Flint & Pere Marquette Union Station, commonly known as the Potter Street Station, is a former railroad station built in 1881 and used until 1950 located...

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List of Michigan railroads

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Eastlake Railway Marinette Gas, Electric Light and Street Railway Marquette City and Presque Isle Railway Menominee Electric Light, Railway and Power...

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Chicago and West Michigan Railway

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1899. It was one of the three companies which merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway. The C&WM was formed on October 1, 1881, through the consolidation...

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Bay City station

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The Bay City Station of the Pere Marquette Railway, also known as The Depot Building, is a former railroad depot located at 919 Boutell Place in Bay City...

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Pere Marquette State Trail

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southeast to Midland, the trail continues as the Pere Marquette Rail Trail. The Pere Marquette Railway ran trains along the route, west past Baldwin to...

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Ogilvie Transportation Center

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Western Railway. In addition, on November 9, 1969, the day after Grand Central Station closed, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Pere Marquette Railway, Grand...

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List of rail trails in Michigan

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List of CSX Transportation predecessor railroads

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Western Maryland Railway merged with others to form CSX July 1, 1986. The Pere Marquette Railway merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway June 6, 1947...

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