Canadian Southern RR

Introduction

The Canada Southern Railway was a railroad in southern Ontario, Canada, founded on February 28, 1868 as the Erie and Niagara Extension Railway and later adopted the Canada Southern Railway name on December 24, 1869.   In 1904 the railroad was leased to the Michigan Central Railroad for 9 years.   In 1929 it was leased to the New York Central Railroad.   Its successors Penn Central (formed 1968) and Conrail (formed 1976) later exercised control.   On April 30, 1985, the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway jointly purchased the former CASO from Conrail in order to acquire the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel.