In this episode of "Stories of Kalamazoo", Dr. Willis Dunbar delivers the first part in a series of stories on the railroads of Michigan. He starts by describing the elaborate route one would have to travel to reach South Bend or Lansing by rail, and bemoans the lack of passenger cars connecting the major cities of Western Michigan. He then details the entire history of railroads in lower Michigan, who built them, who used them, and what changes they underwent over time. Dunbar ends by illustrating the basic railroad framework as it is today in lower Michigan.
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