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Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway

Railroad in Michigan and Wisconsin, US

The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A; reporting mark DSA) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, westward through Marquette, Michigan, to Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.2 It ceased to exist in 1960.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1886Founded1
  • HeadquartersMarquette1

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DSSA RS-1
Photo: Jerry Huddleston, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A; reporting mark DSA) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, westward through Marquette, Michigan, to Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota. A branchline stretched northward from Nestoria, Michigan, up to the Keweenaw Peninsula and terminating at Houghton, Michigan, with two branches extending further to Calumet, Michigan, and Lake Linden, Michigan.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Soo Line Railroad1

Timeline

  1. 1960Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Dec 1886Founded Founded1

Sources

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