120 N. Washington Square Suite 701 Lansing, Michigan 48933
P 517.482.9413 [email protected] michiganrailroadsassociation.com @MI_FreightRail
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Members of the Michigan Railroads Association are: Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Co., Ann Arbor Railroad, CP, Charlotte Southern Railroad Co., CN, Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail), CSX Corp., Detroit Connecting Railroad Co.,
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad, Grand Elk Railroad, Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Great Lakes Central Railroad, Huron & Eastern Railway, Jackson & Lansing Railroad Co., Lake State Railway Co., Lake Superior & Ishpeming
Railroad, Lapeer Industrial Railroad Co., Marquette Rail, Michigan Shore Railroad, Mid-Michigan Railroad, Norfolk Southern Corp.
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ail ail R Freight Michigan’s Michigan’s From the MRA Take a Look: President Freight he Michigan Railroads Association (MRA) would like to provide you with updated Economic Jon Cool, rail marketing contacts for each railroad President T in your area. The purpose of this brochure @MI_FreightRail Development is to help connect existing businesses – and potentially new business prospects – with the Program railroad that provides service in your region. Why pick rail? Affordable and efficient freight transportation is hrough its Freight Economic critical to Michigan’s economy. Freight rail is the engine to keep Development Program (FEDP), our economy strong, hauling just about everything that keeps Tthe MDOT rail office provides low Michigan, and our entire country, moving. interest loans to businesses locating or From the food on our tables to the cars we drive to the shoes on expanding in Michigan which require our feet, railroads provide 40 percent of the nation’s intercity rail service, or to entities interested in freight transportation, more than any other transportation assisting these businesses. The loans may mode. Railroads in our state also move energy commodities, be for as much as 50 percent of the cost of chemicals, agricultural and construction industry goods on a the rail infrastructure project. daily basis. Loans are set to be repaid over a five- Freight transportation demand is forecast to substantially year period but can be totally or grow over the next few decades. More freight moving by rail partially forgiven provided the facility is will mean better opportunities for U.S. economic growth and properly maintained and annual shipping businesses right here in Michigan. commitments (built into the contract) are met. If the shipping commitments are Call the marketing experts contained in this brochure to get met for each of the five years, the loan is access to property acquisition, zoning assistance and other effectively converted to a grant. answers on how to put rail to work to grow your existing business. Or, review new projects with these experts, as well. Make sure to contact the rail marketing They’re here to help! contact in this brochure to discuss the benefits of the FEDP or other ways MDOT We hope that you will find the information contained in this rail might be able to assist with your brochure useful. On behalf of our members, thank you for your project. interest in the freight railroad companies serving businesses across Michigan. Ever wonder what fits in just one freight rail car?
Michigan Railroads Association ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Amtrak Chicago Union The Andersons Inc. Appalachian Timber Atlantic Track + Turnout Co. Station 1947 Briarfield Blvd. Services, LLC 400 Broadacres Drive, 500 W Jackson Blvd. Maumee, OH 43537 393 Edgar Given Parkway Ste. 415 Chicago, IL 60661 (P) 419.893.5050 Sutton, WV 26601 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (P) 312.544.5730 andersonsgrain.com (P) 304.765.7393 (P) 973.748.5885 amtrak.com atstimber.com atlantictrack.com
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. CR Construction Company eVerifile Fletcher & Sippel LLC 200 Public Square, Suite 3300 of MI LLC 2400 Herodian Way SE 29 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 800 Cleveland, OH 44114 6600 Grant Ave. Ste. 490 Chicago, IL 60606 (P) 216.694.5700 Cleveland, OH 44105 Smyrna, GA 30080 (P) 312.252.1500 cliffsnaturalresources.com (P) 216.641.0030 (P) 855.383.7434 fletcher-sippel.com crconstructionco.com everifile.com
Forsite Development, Inc. GATX Locomotive Group, The Mannik & Smith Group, Omega Rail Management, 5320 Old Pineville Road LLC Inc. Inc. Charlotte, NC 28217 222 West Adams Street 2193 Association Drive. Ste. 200 1942 Broadway, Ste. 303 (P) 704.364.9100 Chicago, IL 60606 Okemos, MI 48864 Boulder, CO 80302 forsiteinc.com (P) 312.621.6520 (P) 517.316.9232 (P) 615.331.1900 gatxlocomotives.com manniksmithgroup.com omegarail.com
Pathfinder Engineering, Inc. R. A. Duthler Land Surveyor Rail Supply Institute, Inc. Shaw Contracting Co. 2335 Byron Center Ave. SW 158 E. Third St., Ste A 425 Third St. SW, Ste. 920 509 Morton St. Wyoming, MI 49519 Imlay City, MI 48444 Washington, D.C. 20024 Bay City, MI 48706 (P) 616.878.3885 (P) 810.724.6532 (P) 202.347.4664 (P) 989.684.0014 Pathfinderengineering.com duthlerlandsurveyor.com rsiweb.org shawcontracting.com
TTX Company United Shortline Insurance US Trackworks, LLC 101 N. Wacker Dr. Services 1165 142nd Ave. Chicago, IL 60606 8265 N. Van Dyke Rd. Wayland, MI 49348 (P) 312.853.3223 Port Austin, MI 48467 (P) 616.877.4284 ttx.com (P) 989.738.6400 ustrackworks.com unitedshortline.com Michigan Railroads Association MEMBER RAILROADS
Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road
Members of the Michigan Railroads Association are: Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Co., Ann Arbor Railroad, CP, Charlotte Southern Railroad Co., CN, Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail), CSX Corp., Detroit Connecting Railroad Co., Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad, Grand Elk Railroad, Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Great Lakes Central Railroad, Huron & Eastern Railway, Jackson & Lansing Railroad Co., Lake State Railway Co., Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad, Lapeer Industrial Railroad Co., Marquette Rail, Michigan Shore Railroad, Mid-Michigan Railroad, Norfolk Southern Corp.
Michigan Railroads Association Jon Cool, President 120 N. Washington Sq., Suite 701 | Lansing, Michigan 48933 P 517.482.9413 | F 517.482.9225 [email protected] michiganrailroadsassociation.com | @MI_FreightRail
August 2018 Cover Photo Courtesy of Zack Segur