The Detroit Connecting Railroad Company is a Class III

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owned by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company. Its

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operations began in December 1998 with of track.

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, USA *Mileage *Connection with:

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Shore Line and Mt. Clemens subdivisions

Commodities transported

*Finished Metal Products *Scrap Metal *Vegetables *Chemicals

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Detroit Connecting Railroad
Railway companies established in 1998 Michigan railroads Companies based in Wayne County, Michigan Transportation in Detroit Spin-offs of the Canadian National Railway {{Detroit-stub

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