Kalamazoo, Lake Shore & Chicago Railway Co.
KLS&C operated former CXS rails from Hartford to Paw Paw, with freight and passenger excursion service, including the Star Clipper dinner train.
The Star Clipper move to COE Rail in July, 91 and was replaced by ex METRA E8A 513, and 4 cars from Trancisco Tours.
First trip was 9/20/91 as Michigan Wine Country dinner train. Pioneer Rail Corp now operates line as West Michigan
151 Paw Paw, MI 7/92
542 Paw Paw, MI 7/30/92
Alamo, MI 2/26/26
This is a former KLS&C car
Equipment Roster
|
Unit |
Make/Model |
Original Owner |
Notes |
|
85 |
GP-7 |
Santa Fe 2110 |
painted in KLS&C scheme |
|
2066 |
GP-7 |
Santa Fe 2066 |
assigned to dinner train to Panhandle Northern 2066 photo link |
|
2067 |
GP-7 |
Santa Fe 2067 |
|
|
95 |
E-8A |
C&NW |
ex METRA |
|
96A |
FP-7A |
|
|
|
104 |
GP-7 |
AT&SF 2719; Huron & Eastern 104 |
last dinner train engine, went to South Central Tennessee |
|
7012 |
Coach |
UP |
800560 (ex-JES, exx-ATC 708, nee-UP) PS dome - coach, shown converted to dome - dining car. information link photo links |
|
8004 |
Coach |
UP |
|
|
9009 |
Lounge |
UP |
|
|
950 |
Pullman 1910 |
Western Pacific #302 |
Denver & Rio Grande #899, to D&RGW #930, to Algoma Central & Hudson Bay #407, to Michigan Northern #?? |
|
Solomon |
Business car |
? |
HW Pullman sleeper-lounge observation to Michigan Southern Double A |
|
? |
Coach |
? |
to restaurant in Alamo |
|
? |
Overton Coach |
? |
from Conway, MI |
|
151 |
Caboose |
? |
|
|
541 |
Caboose |
EJ&E 541 |
to PREX 541 |
|
541 |
Caboose |
EJ&E 542 |
to PREX 542 |
KLS&C construction coupon front
KLS&C construction coupon back
KLS&C 1991 schedule
KLS&C 1991 timetable
KLS&C tickets
Wikipedia: Kalamazoo, Lake Shore & Chicago Railway Co
10/31/09