The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company is a Class III short line

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which operates of railroad track between

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...

and

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, in

Lenawee County, Michigan Lenawee County ( ') is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 99,423. The county seat is Adrian, Michigan, Adrian. The county was created in 1822, from terr ...

. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates

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, t ...

, Charlotte Southern Railroad,

Detroit Connecting Railroad The Detroit Connecting Railroad Company is a Class III shortline railroad owned by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company. Its freight operations began in December 1998 with of track. Company information *Parent: Adrian & Blissfield Rail R ...

, and

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 ...

. ADBF's railroad line is one of the oldest operating in the United States, having been originally built in 1834 by the

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. ADBF also operates a

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known as "The Old Road Dinner Train" in Blissfield, and a sister company operates in

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Fleet

The ADBF fleet, as of April 2025, consists of the following 10 locomotives:

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20061101183153/http://www.railroadmichigan.com/adrianblissfield.html *http://www.abrailroad.com * https://web.archive.org/web/20130624081154/http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/blissfield_train.php Railway companies established in 1991 Transportation in Lenawee County, Michigan Michigan railroads Switching and terminal railroads 1991 establishments in Michigan {{Michigan-transport-stub