Mid-Michigan Railroad

The Mid-Michigan Railroad (reporting mark MMRR) is a railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming. It operates 30 miles (48 km) of track in Michigan.^[2]

Mid-Michigan Railroad

Overview
Parent company	Genesee and Wyoming
Headquarters	Muskegon, Michigan
Reporting mark	MMRR
Locale	Michigan
Dates of operation	1987[1]–
Predecessor	CSX Transportation
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	30 mi (48 km)
Other
Website	Official website

History

The company incorporated in 1987,^[3] 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.^[4] In 1999 it sold the southernmost 5.6 miles (9.0 km) of Elmdale line, Elmdale–Malta, back to CSX.^[5]

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.^[2]

Traffic

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from grain products, such as corn and soybeans. The MMRR hauled around 5,100 carloads in 2008.^[3]