St. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad Company
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CompanySt. Joseph, South Bend & Southern Railroad Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
October 17, 1906
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Brown & Wilson
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
11 1/2" (w) by 8 3/4" (h)
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Historical Context
The St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern was originally built by the Indiana & Lake Michigan Railway Company as a portion of its 36.9 mile line between South Bend and St. Joseph, Michigan. The line opened on August 4, 1890.
On completion the operation of the line was assumed by the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Rail Road Company. The TH&IRR also operated several other lines giving them an unbroken route between Terre Haute and St. Joseph. In October of 1890 the line reached a port on Lake Michigan and ferry service was started by the St. Joseph & Lake Michigan Transportation Company. The service connected St. Joseph to Chicago and Milwaukee. Service was abandoned in 1893.
1896 found the TH&IRR and I&LMRR in receivership and as a result of a foreclosure sale in 1898, the assets and properties of the I&LMRR were taken over by the recently formed St. Joseph, South Bend and Southern Railroad Company. In February 1900, the SJSB&S was leased to the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad (3-I’s) for a period of 50 years, starting March 1, 1900. The railroad was extended from St. Joseph to Benton Harbor, Michigan, adding about two miles.
In 1905 the Michigan Central came calling and came into control of the line by transfer of the lease by the II&IRR. In February 1930 all the property and assets of the Michigan Central came under control of the New York Central. By controlling the Michigan Central, the NYC gained two routes between South Bend and Benton Harbor. The Niles Branch proved the more valuable.
Passenger service was offered during the SJSB&S heyday, with three daily round trips between South Bend and St. Joseph. Most made connections at Galien with trains on the Michigan Central main between Chicago and Detroit. By 1919 the service had diminished to just one round trip daily. In 1924 all operations on the SJSB&S were suspended between SSS Junction (west of South Bend) and Galien.
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