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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 36

Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway

Location and General Description of Property

The railroad of The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a standard-gage, steam railroad, located in the northern part of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The owned mileage extends westerly from Sault Ste. Marie to Houghton, Mich., 247.763 miles, and from Nestoria, Mich., on the above line to Superior, Wis., 208.369 miles. There is also a branch from Soo Junction, Mich., on the first line mentioned above, to St. Ignace, Mich., 42.993 miles and a number of short branches aggregating 37.767 miles in length and located entirely in the State of Michigan, connecting with the above lines. The carrier wholly owns and uses 720.917 miles of all tracks and jointly owns and uses with other carriers 42.726 miles of all tracks. These tracks are classified in the trackage table in Appendix 1.

Corporate History

The carrier was incorporated by a syndicate under the general laws of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin and acquired by consolidation the property of The Mackinaw & Marquette Railroad Company and the charter rights granted to the Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette Railroad Company, The Duluth, Superior and Michigan Railway Company, and the Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie & Mackinac Railway Company. Articles of consolidation, dated December 22, 1886, were filed for record with the secretary of State of Michigan and the secretary of State of Wisconsin on March 9, 1887, and March 14, 1887, respectively.

On July 17, 1890, the carrier purchased the property, rights, and franchises of The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company and the Negaunee & Palmer Railroad Company, the former having been operated by the carrier under lease from February 15, 1887. In July, 1907, the carrier purchased the property, rights, and franchises of the Dead River Railroad Company. The principal office of the carrier is at Marquette, Mich.

The following chart shows the names of the corporations, the respective date of incorporation, and for each predecessor the date of succession, the immediately succeeding corporation, and the manner of succession. Reference to each of these corporations is made in the last column by its respective number shown in the first column.

No.	Name	Incorporation	Succession
1.	The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company.	In Michigan, Mar. 9, 1887; in Wisconsin, Mar. 14, 1887.
2.	Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Feb. 6, 1880.	Consolidated with 3, 4, and 5 to form 1 through articles of consolidation dated Dec. 22, 1886; conveyed Mar. 9, 1887.
3.	The Duluth, Superior and Michigan Railway Company.	In Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 1886.	Consolidated with 2, 4, and 5 to form 1. See above.
4.	Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie & Mackinac Railway Company.	In Michigan, Sept. 7, 1886.	Consolidated with 2, 3, and 5 to form 1. See note above for 2.
5.	The Mackinaw & Marquette Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Dec. 20, 1886.	Consolidated with 2, 3, and 4 to form 1. See note above for 2.
6.	The Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Sept. 4, 1879.	Conveyed to 5, Dec. 20, 1886.
7.	The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Apr. 19, 1883.	Sold to 1, July 17, 1890.
8.	The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company (1).	In Michigan, Mar. 16, 1874.	Consolidated with 19 to form 7, Apr. 19, 1883.
9.	Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Sept. 2, 1872.	Name changed to 8, Mar. 16, 1874.
10.	Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Jan. 17, 1870.	Consolidated with 11 to form 9, Sept. 2, 1872.
11.	Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad Company (2).	In Michigan, Aug. 24, 1871.	Consolidated with 10 to form 9, Sept. 2, 1872.
12.	The Bay De Noquet and Marquette Rail Road Company.	In Michigan, Dec. 27, 1857.	Consolidated with 16 to form 11, Aug. 24, 1871.
13.	The Iron Mountain Railroad Company.	In Michigan, 1857.	Conveyed to 12, Apr. 5, 1859.
14.	The Iron Mountain Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Feb. 22, 1855.	Consolidated with 15 to form 13, in 1857.
15.	The Iron Mountain Railway Company.	In Michigan, Mar. 14, 1855.	Consolidated with 14 to form 13, in 1857.
16.	Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad Company (1).	In Michigan, Jan. 2, 1863.	Consolidated with 12 to form 11, Aug. 24, 1871.
17.	Marquette and Ontonagon Railway Company.	In Michigan, Feb. 6, 1857.	Conveyed to 16, Mar. 17, 1863.
18.	The Lake Superior Iron Mountain Railroad Company.	In Michigan, July 28, 1862.	Sold to 9 in January, 1878.
19.	The Houghton and L'Anse Railroad Company.	In Michigan, June 4, 1881.	Consolidated with 8 to form 7, Apr. 19, 1883.
20.	Marquette and Western Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Oct. 12, 1883.	Conveyed to 7, Apr. 1, 1885.
21.	Negaunee & Palmer Railroad Company.	In Michigan, June 30, 1888.	Conveyed to 1, July 17, 1890.
22.	Dead River Railroad Company.	In Michigan, Nov. 11, 1889.	Conveyed to 1 in July, 1907.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

The mileage of road owned by the carrier, on date of valuation, was acquired as follows:

	Mileage
By consolidation, merger, or purchase.	284
By construction.	255
Total.	539

Consolidation, merger, or purchase.—Information concerning properties acquired by the carrier through consolidation, merger, purchase or construction, including the location, dates of completion of construction, and mileage of road, is shown in the following tabulation:

		Mileage
Acquired from The Mackinaw & Marquette Railroad Company through consolidation, construction completed by The Detroit, Mackinac and Marquette Railroad Company:
Marquette to Glenwood, Mich., in 1880.	20
Glenwood to St. Ignace, Mich., in 1881.	135
		155
Acquired from The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company through purchase, construction completed by—
The Bay De Noquet and Marquette Rail Road Company, Marquette to near Ishpeming, 1862.	20
Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad Company (1), Ishpeming to Lake Michigamme, in 1865.	20
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad Company, Lake Michigamme to L'Anse, Mich., in 1873.	25
The Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company, L'Anse to Houghton, Mich., in 1883.	32
Marquette and Western Railroad Company, Marquette to Winthrop Junction, Mich., 1884.	17
Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad Company (2), Humboldt to Republic, Mich., 1872.	9
		123
Acquired from Negaunee & Palmer Railroad Company through merger, constructed by the carrier in the interest of the Negaunee & Palmer Railroad Company, Negaunee to Palmer, Mich., in 1888.		6
Acquired by construction:
Sault Ste. Marie to Soo Junction, Mich., in 1887.	47
Nestoria, Mich., to Allouez, Wis., and from Superior (East End) to Superior, Wis., in 1888 and 1890.	208
		255
Total mileage owned on date of valuation.		539

The line purchased from the Dead River Railroad Company extended from a point near Marquette, Mich., to the mouth of the Dead River, about 3 miles, and the mileage is classified with yard and sidetracks.

Leased Railway Property

The carrier uses jointly railroad property of others and other carriers use jointly property of the carrier. The following tabulation shows the amount of property used and the period and terms of use; it also gives the rental receivable credited to income and rental payable charged to income for the year ended on date of valuation, shown as rental accrued for year:

	[Rental]
Solely owned but jointly used, used with—
Chicago and North Western Railway Company—
Trackage from Negaunee to Calumet, Mich., 97.10 miles. Used under verbal agreement. Rental on basis of passenger-car mileage. Rental accrued for year.	$6,546.82
Trackage from Negaunee to Marquette, Mich., 11.80 miles. Use dates from Jan. 17, 1900, and may be terminated on 30 days’ notice. Charge by the carrier, 25 cents per train mile. Rental accrued for year.	1,050.02
Trackage from Michigamme to Beaufort Junction, Mich., 2.70 miles. For use indefinitely from Oct 4, 1902. Charge by the carrier 4 cents per ton on ore and 2 cents per ton on coal. No charge for empties. Rental accrued for year.	2,150.98
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company, trackage from Champion to Calumet, Mich., 78.20 miles. Used jointly with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company. For use indefinitely from Nov. 23, 1899. Rental and expenses for passenger trains charged by the carrier on trip basis. Rental accrued for year.	4,117.50
Mineral Range Railroad Company, trackage from Houghton to Pilgrim, Mich., 2.10 miles. Used under verbal agreement. Charge by the carrier $5 per car. Rental accrued for year.	3,457.77
Jointly used but not owned, owned by—
Sainte Marie Union Depot Company, depot and terminals at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., including 0.53 mile of road. Use runs for 20 years from Jan. 1, 1902. Expense of maintenance and operation divided between tenants on basis of cars handled. Rental accrued for year.	1,509.59
Mineral Range Railroad Company, trackage from East Houghton to Calumet, Mich., 14.17 miles. Used under verbal agreement. Charge to the carrier for passenger service, 40 cents per train-mile. Rental accrued for year.	255.16
Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company, trackage from Allouez to Superior, Wis., 1.35 miles. Use runs indefinitely from Jan. 1, 1901. Rental accrued for year.	3,000.00
The Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railway Company of the State of Wisconsin, tracks and terminals at Superior, Wis., including 1.70 miles of road. Used under verbal agreement. Maintenance and operation divided between tenants. Rental accrued for year.	962.12
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company—
Trackage from Superior, Wis., to depot at Duluth, Minn., 5.30 miles. Lease dates from Jan. 1, 1911, to Apr. 1, 2008. Charge to the carrier $5 per passenger-train.
Depot and facilities at Duluth, Minn. Charge to the carrier, 2 per cent on valuation of $204,000 or $4,080 per annum. Maintenance and operation of station facilities divided between carriers on basis of number of cars and engines using the facility.
One stall in roundhouse and tracks thereto at Duluth, Minn. Charge to the carrier $25 per month. Rental accrued for year for the above Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company properties.	11,420.00
Northern Pacific Railway Company, bridge between Superior, Wis., and Duluth, Minn., including 0.84 mile of road. Used under verbal agreement beginning October, 1915. Rental accrued for year.	3,530.40
Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company, bridge over St. Mary's River, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., including 1.22 miles of road. Leased for 50 years from July 1, 1887. Maintenance and operating expenses divided between tenants on basis of their freight and passenger traffic, provided toll of $3.50 assessed for each passenger car and loaded freight car is insufficient. No charge for empty freight cars. Principal and interest on bonds guaranteed by tenants. Rental accrued for year.	13,597.35