The Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan Railroad (DL&LM) is a defunct railroad which built and operated the first rail line between Detroit and the state capital Lansing.
[1] The DL&LM was sold under foreclosure on December 14, 1876 and reorganized under the name of Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad.
The Brighton-Williamston-Lansing segment became operational on August 31, 1871, completing the first rail link between Detroit and Lansing.
[5] By the end of 1872, the DL&LM reported 189 miles of track, including a 164-mile mainline, all built with iron rail.
[6] After passing in short order through several other hands, the Detroit-Lansing route built by the DL&LM became part of the mainline of the Pere Marquette Railroad on January 1, 1900.