
Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway Company (Signed by John Casement)
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Company
Toledo, Canada Southern and DetroitRailway Company
Certificate Type
Interest Bond
Date Issued
December 20, 1873
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Henry Seibert & Bros.
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
9 3/4" (w) by 9 1/2" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
Signed by John Casement.
John Stephen Casement (January 19, 1829 – December 13, 1909) was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor and civil engineer. He directed the construction of the Union Pacific's section of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.
Historical Context
The Chicago & Canada Southern railroad (predecessor to the CASO) came to Michigan via a ferry crossing of the Detroit River at Grosse Isle, They continued to build southwest towards Chicago, getting as far as Fayette, Ohio.
The railroad also wanted to tap Detroit and Toledo markets, so they formed this road (Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway) to do just that. At this point, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern had already built south from Detroit (1855-56), intersecting their own lines at Monroe and Toledo. The TCS&D laid rail parallel to this route (on the east side of LS&MS line) from West Detroit to Canada Southern Junction (which was a junction with the Wabash and Clover Leaf) and crossing over the Lake Shore east-west main line on a long bridge. In 1882, the MC line entered into an operating agreement with this line and took over operations. This gave the MC their own line to Toledo from Detroit.
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