Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway Men's Sport Polo Shirt

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Wear a distinctive chapter of Michigan rail history with this Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway men's sport polo shirt. The railway ran 189 miles from Detroit to Grand Haven, with a Grand Rapids station at Plainfield and East Leonard. Its 1878 reorganization and eventual consolidation into Grand Trunk Western in 1928 tell a story of regional connection and changing railroad ownership. A thoughtful choice for railway enthusiasts, Michigan history fans and collectors drawn to the names behind the Great Lakes rail network.

The Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway was a Michigan railroad formed in 1878 after the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad entered receivership in 1875. The earlier Detroit and Milwaukee was a successor to the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad, among the first railroads organized in Michigan. The Great Western Railway of Canada had gained financial control of the Detroit and Milwaukee in 1860 after it defaulted on debt payments. In 1878, Great Western purchased the railroad outright and refinanced its debts; the reorganized company took the name Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway. Its 189-mile line ran from Detroit to Grand Haven on Lake Michigan’s eastern shore, with a Grand Rapids station at Plainfield and East Leonard. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada acquired Great Western in 1882, bringing the railway under its ownership, though formal consolidation waited until 1928. That year, the company became part of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, marking its transition from a separately named regional railway into a larger railroad system.

	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL
Width, in	20.25	21.75	23.75	24.75	26.25	28.25
Length, in	29.00	30.00	31.00	32.00	33.00	33.50
Sleeve Length (from center back), in	18.50	19.25	20.00	20.75	21.50	22.25