Michigan Shore Railroad

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Michigan Shore Railroad
standard gauge
Length52 miles (84 km)
Other
Websitewww.gwrr.com/ms

The Michigan Shore Railroad (

West Olive, Michigan
.

The railroad began operations in 1990, and was purchased by RailAmerica in 2000 which itself was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming in 2012.[1]

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from sand and chemical products. They haul mainly sand and chemicals for the Webb Chemical Company in

Grand Haven. The MS hauled around 6,300 carloads in 2008.[1]

Equipment[2]

Locomotive model Road number
EMD GP38-2 RS3L 2170
EMD GP-38 P5 2019

References

  1. ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
  2. ^ "Michigan Shore Roster".