The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611863000)

With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad--nicknamed "The Fishing Line" for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas--was organized in the mid-nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region's tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company. Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.

Author: Graydon M. Meints
ISBN-10: 1611863007
ISBN-13: 9781611863000
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2018
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d