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Michigan Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Michigan. Common freight carriers * Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) * Ann Arbor Railroad (AA) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW), Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company (SSAM), and Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WC) *Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Soo Line Railroad (SOO) * Charlotte Southern Railroad (CHS) *Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRSH, CSAO) *Coopersville and Marne Railway (CPMY) *CSX Transportation (CSXT) *Delray Connecting Railroad (DC) * Detroit Connecting Railroad (DCON) *Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) *Grand Elk Railroad (GDLK) * Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (GR) *Great Lakes Central Railroad (GLC) * Hamilton Northwestern Railroad (HNW) *Huron and Eastern Railway (HESR) *Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN) *Indiana and Ohio Railway (IORY) * Jackson and Lansing Railroad (JAIL) *Lake State Railway (LSRC) *Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Elk Railroad
The Grand Elk Railroad is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of 40+ short-line railroads owned by Watco. The company leases a line from the Norfolk Southern running south from Grand Rapids, Michigan, through Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Elkhart, Indiana. The line they lease was a former Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad mainline from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo. From Kalamazoo to Elkhart, IN they use a former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern branch. Watco projects 22,000 carloads per year from 55 customers. Operations began on March 8, 2009. The railroad connects with three larger railroads, the Norfolk Southern (Elkhart and Kalamazoo), CSX (Grand Rapids) and Canadian National (Kalamazoo, Michigan via CN Kilgore Yard) as well as three short line railroads, the Marquette Rail (Grand Rapids), Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (Grand Rapids), and Michigan Southern Railroad ( White Pigeon, Michigan). Watco expanded to the Upper Peninsula of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Southern Railroad (1989)
The Michigan Southern Railroad , founded in 1989 and owned by Pioneer Railcorp since 1999, operates a portion of the former Michigan Southern Railroad (1846-1855) between White Pigeon and Sturgis, Michigan, United States. At White Pigeon, the line connects with the Grand Elk. Until 2012, the line connected with the Indiana Northeastern Railroad The Indiana Northeastern Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class III shortline railroad, short line freight railroad operating on nearly in southern lower Michigan, northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company be ... in Sturgis, when Indiana Northeastern abandoned a portion of their line between Batavia and Sturgis. The main commodities hauled on the line include scrap, paper, coal, lumber, sand, and soybean oil. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Michigan Southern Railroad (1989) Michigan railroads Pioneer Lines Railway companies established in 1989 Spin-offs of Conrail Switching an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Shore Railroad
The Michigan Shore Railroad is a short line railroad in the United States owned by Genesee & Wyoming that operates of track, connecting Fremont, Michigan, Fremont to CSX at West Olive, Michigan with trackage rights extending south to Holland, Michigan. The railroad began operations in 1990, and was purchased by RailAmerica in 2000 which itself was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming in 2012. The railroad's traffic comes mainly from sand and chemical products. They haul mainly sand and chemicals for the Webb Chemical Company in Muskegon Heights and sand for the Nugent Sand Company near Grand Haven. The MS hauled around 6,300 carloads in 2008. Equipment References Michigan railroads Switching and terminal railroads RailAmerica {{US-rail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquette Rail, LLC
Marquette Rail is a short line railroad operating in Michigan. It is based in Ludington and as of 2024, operates of trackage north from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where connections with CSX and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad are located. It serves chemical, paper products and various general freight customers. In 2012, the railroad expected an annual profit of about $4 million on income of $13 million. The company was founded in November 2005 by Kevin Ruble, a nationally active railroad consultant, who purchased a CSX line running north from Grand Rapids to Ludington and Manistee. The railroad maintains its trackage to standards, and operates, as of 2008, seven EMD GP38-2 and EMD SD40-2 locomotives. On 8 February 2012, RailAmerica, a national short-line operator, announced that it planned to purchase Marquette Rail for $40 million. RailAmerica and Marquette Rail were subsequently purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) is an American short line railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapeer Industrial Railroad
The Lapeer Industrial Railroad is a short switching operation in Lapeer, Michigan, which owns and operates of track that was formerly part of a line of the Michigan Central Railroad. A subsidiary of the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company, the railroad interchanges with Canadian National Railway (CN) along a leased of side track in Lapeer. Operations along the line are carried out by a GE 65-ton switcher that was built in 1950. Currently, its only customer is the Delta Faucet Company Delta Faucet Company is an American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and plumbing materials. It is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation. It manufactures and markets faucets, kitchen sinks, bath/shower fixtures, and toilets under the Delta, Kraus, ... (formerly known as American Bath and Shower), a subsidiary of Masco Corp. Its past customers included Lapeer Grain (which went bankrupt in 2014) and Lapeer Industries (which also went bankrupt in 2020). In March 2017, the railroad sued the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Superior And Ishpeming Railroad
The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad , is a Class iii railroad, Class III railroad U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It began operations in 1896. The LS&I continues to operate as an independent railroad from its headquarters in Marquette. At the end of 1970, LS&I operated 117 miles of road on 241 miles of track (188 on 388 km); that year it reported of freight. In 2011, LS&I had been reduced to of track. History The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railway was organized in 1893 as a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company (now Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.), the iron ore mining company. From the start the railroad's primary business was the transport of iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range, west of Marquette, to Ore dock, docks on Lake Superior from which the ore could be shipped to steel mills on the lower Great Lakes. The primary towns on the iron range are Ishpeming, Michigan, Ishpeming and Negaune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake State Railway
Lake State Railway is a railroad operating in the Saginaw River, Saginaw Valley and northeastern quadrant of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The railroad moves large quantities of aggregate and limestone, as well as coal, grain, and chemical products. Some of the company's largest customers include Dow Chemical Company, S. C. Johnson & Son, Lafarge (company), Lafarge, Conagra Brands, ConAgra Foods, Archer Daniels Midland, CRH plc, Conrad Yelvington Distributors, and Consumers Energy. History 2001, when its line past Alpena, Michigan, Alpena to Rogers City (the Rogers City Branch) was removed. In 2005, Lake State acquired 67 miles of trackage from CSX Transportation around Saginaw, Michigan, Saginaw, Midland, Michigan, Midland, and Bay City. This trackage is operated under the subsidiary Saginaw Bay Southern Railway. In late 2011, it was announced that the SBS would merge with Lake State, with LSRC being the surviving company. The merger was strictly for railway accounting pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson And Lansing Railroad
The Jackson and Lansing Railroad (reporting marks JAIL) is a Class III common carrier in Central Michigan. The railroad runs for 47 miles, from Jackson, Michigan to Lansing, Michigan, on track leased from Norfolk Southern Railway for 20 years with an option to purchase the line when the lease expires. The railroad connects with Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,000 route miles () of track, it is the lead ... in Lansing, and Norfolk Southern in Jackson. The Adrian and Blissfield Railroad holding company owns this railroad along with four other shortlines in Michigan. References Michigan railroads Railway companies established in 2010 Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway 2010 establishments in Michigan {{US-rail-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana And Ohio Railway
The Indiana & Ohio Railway is an American railroad that operates of track in Ohio, southern Michigan, and parts of southeastern Indiana. It is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming, who acquired the railroad in the 2012 purchase of RailAmerica. As of 2025, IORY holds a total of 511 miles, 20 in Indiana, 23 in Michigan, and 468 in Ohio. The capacity is Blue Ash, Lebanon and Mason lines- 263k; 286k elsewhere. History The IORY's original line, acquired in 1985, connected Mason and Monroe, Ohio. The IORY set up a tourist operation known as the Indiana & Ohio Scenic Railway which operated over this line. The tourist train still operates out of Lebanon, Ohio, under the ownership of the Cincinnati Railway Company (CRC) under the name Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad. Another line, acquired in 1986, runs from Norwood to Brecon, Ohio. In 1991, the former DT&I between Washington Court House, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio, came into the system via a designated operator agreement with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Northeastern Railroad
The Indiana Northeastern Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class III shortline railroad, short line freight railroad operating on nearly in southern lower Michigan, northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company began operations in December 1992 and is an independent privately owned company. As of 2017 the railroad hauled more than 7,000 carloads per year. Commodities moved by the railroad include corn, soybeans, wheat and flour. It also handles plastics, fiberboard, aluminum, copper, coal, perlite, stone, lumber, glass, rendering products, as well as agricultural fertilizers and chemicals.Lewis, Edward A. American Shortline Railway Guide 5th edition. 1996. Greenberg. page 59. Routes Indiana Northeastern routes consist of approximately 70 miles in Michigan, 44 miles in Indiana and 9 miles in Ohio. From its headquarters and operational hub in the city of Hillsdale, Michigan, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, Hillsdale County, Indiana's northernmost rout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huron And Eastern Railway
Huron and Eastern Railway is a short line railroad operating of track in The Thumb and Flint/Tri-Cities area of the lower peninsula of Michigan. It is currently owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., who purchased it from RailAmerica in 2012. Its headquarters is in the former Michigan Central Railroad depot in Vassar, Michigan. History HESR began operations in 1986, over 83 miles of former Chesapeake and Ohio track in Michigan's thumb area. This track served areas in Huron and Sanilac Counties, roughly between Bad Axe and Croswell, with a few spurs to outlying small towns. On December 22, 1988, HESR acquired CSX Transportation's Bad Axe Subdivision between Saginaw and Bad Axe. On January 22, 1991, HESR again added more track to its system, acquiring a cluster of former Penn Central lines from the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway. This new track crossed the current HESR track in Reese, and allowed the HESR to now serve Vassar and Caro, among other towns. On April 30, 1998, HES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
