The Toledo Division was the southern half of the Pere Marquette Railway's main line, which ran from Ludington, Michigan (on the coast of

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) to

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(on the coast of

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). The Toledo Division encompassed the portion which ran from Toledo north to

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, where it met the Ludington Division. The line was built by a predecessor of the PM, the Flint & Pere Marquette, and is currently owned by

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Structure

The main line of the Toledo Division ran south from Saginaw to Alexis, Ohio, just north of Toledo, for a total length of {{convert, 130.35, mi, km. Toledo marked the southern extent of the Pere Marquette; north of Saginaw the main line continued as the Ludington Division. The tracks of the Toledo Division crossed numerous other railroads between Saginaw and Toledo, including: *The now-abandoned Saginaw Branch of the Michigan Central at Hoyt, Saginaw. *The Chicago Division of the

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at Flint. *The Detroit Division of the

at Holly. *The

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of the

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. The Grand Truk Western abandoned the westward portion in 1984 and sold the eastern segment to

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. *The Detroit Division of the Michigan Central at Wayne. This line is now operated by the Norfolk Southern. *The

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of the Wabash at

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. This line is now operated by the Norfolk Southern. *The

of the

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at Carleton. This line is now operated by the Grand Trunk Western. *The now-abandoned Monroe Branch of the

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at Monroe.

Current status

In 1947 the Pere Marquette merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio, which in turn eventually became

. CSX still owns the Toledo-Saginaw line, which forms the

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, but in 2005 leased the section from Mount Morris to Saginaw to the

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, a

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. CSX continues to operate the Flint-Toledo segment directly. Pere Marquette Railway