Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Route map

Legend

				0.0	Kalamazoo
				5.1	Oshtemo
				6.8	Brighton
				1.1	Rix
				8.8	Walker
				10.0	Eassom
				11.6	Mattawan
				13.8	Newbre
					Michigan Central to Jackson

				16.0	Lawton

					Michigan Central to Niles

					Calico grade

				20.0	Paw Paw
				23.8	Wildeys
				24.7	Lake Cora
				25.4	Kirby
				28.2	Lawrence
					Pere Marquette to Grand Rapids
				34.6	Hartford

					Pere Marquette to Chicago
				38.7	Toquin
				41.9	Covert
				44.6	Packard
				47.1	Fruitland
				48.3	Cableton
				49.9	South Haven

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The Kalamazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Railway (aka The Fruit Belt Line) operated on track laid between Kalamazoo and South Haven, Michigan. Much of the track has been removed and is now known as the "Van Buren Trail".

The railway went through the following towns, starting from the east:

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Oshtemo, Michigan
Brighton, Michigan
Rix, Michigan
Walker, Michigan
Eassom, Michigan
Mattawan, Michigan
Newbre, Michigan
Lawton, Michigan
Paw Paw, Michigan
Barrison, Michigan
Lake Cora, Michigan
Lawrence, Michigan
Hartford, Michigan
Toquin, Michigan
Covert, Michigan
Packard, Michigan
Fruitland, Michigan
Cableton, Michigan
South Haven, Michigan^[1]

References

Brock, Thomas D. (June 1955). "Paw Paw Versus the Railroads". Michigan History. 39: 129–183.
Geo.A. Ogle & Co. (1910). Standard atlas of Kalamazoo County Michigan. Chicago: G.A. Ogle.
Hager, David C. (1976). Next Stop Kalamazoo: A History of Railroading in Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo: Kalamazoo Public Museum.
Meints, Graydon (September 2005). "The fruit belt line: Southwest Michigan's failed railroad". Michigan Historical Review. 31 (2): 117–149.
Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-318-3.

^ Van Winkle, Louis (January 2004). "South Haven Depot". Michigan Passenger Stations. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-08-28.