The Mid-Michigan Railroad is a railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming. It operates of track in Michigan.
History The company incorporated in 1987, for the purpose of acquiring railway lines from the CSX Corporation. The company was owned at inception by RailTex, a Texas-based holding company which owned many short line railroads. The Mid-Michigan bought two lines from CSX:Elmdale–Greenville and Paines–Elwell.Meints (1992), 113. In 1999 it sold the southernmost of Elmdale line, Elmdale–Malta, back to CSX.Meints (2005), 365. Meints gives Elmdale-Ionia as the branch, but this is incorrect and contradicted elsewhere. See Meints (2005), 127.
Routes St. Louis Subdivision: Alma - Paines
The only remaining line on the Mid-Michigan is the line from Alma to Paines. The line from Lowell to Greenville was sold back to Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad and soon after removed for a bike trail in 2009. Corn and soybeans are the main commodities hauled. The railroad interchanges with the Great Lakes Central Railroad at Alma and Lake State Railway at Paines.Mid-Michigan Railroad (MMRR) Genesee & Wyoming
Traffic The railroad's traffic comes mainly from grain products, such as corn and soybeans. The MMRR hauled around 5,100 carloads in 2008.
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External links
Mid-Michigan Railroad official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website