Michigan Line
- Runs from Porter, Indiana to Dearborn, Michigan.
- All customers west of Kalamazoo are handled by train B05 out of Burns Harbor, Indiana.
- Amtrak owned between Porter and Kalamazoo.
- MDOT owned between Kalamazoo and Dearborn (with a portion of shared CN mainline thru Battle Creek).
Interchanges
- Formerly interchanged with Grand Elk Railroad at Kalamazoo, MI until early 2020.
NS Michigan Line Train Symbols
|
Symbol
|
Origin/Base
|
Destination/Turn Location
|
Frequency
|
Notes
|
B05
|
Burns Harbor
|
Lawton
|
Mon, Thu
|
Turn. As needed. Used for grain unit trains to Cargill.
|
B17
|
Wayne
|
Wayne
|
Mon-Sat
|
Wayne Switcher.
|
B18
|
Wayne
|
Wayne
|
Daily
|
Wayne Switcher.
|
B22
|
Jackson
|
Albion
|
Mon-Fri
|
Turn. On duty 0700.
|
B25
|
Jackson
|
Wayne
|
Sun-Thu
|
Turn. On duty 2200. Handles JIFFY in Chelsea.
|
B33
|
Jackson
|
Battle Creek
|
Mon-Fri
|
Turn. On duty 1000.
|
B44
|
Jackson
|
Jackson
|
Mon-Fri
|
On duty 0600.
|
B57
|
Battle Creek
|
Augusta
|
Mon-Fri
|
Night job. On duty 1800.
|
B2T
|
Jackson
|
Wayne
|
Sat
|
Turn. Extra B25. On duty Sat morning.
|
|
Customers
|
Location
|
Customer
|
Company Description
|
Served by Train #
|
Type of Railcar
|
Notes
|
Buchanan
|
Keystone Cooperative
|
Liquid Fertilizer
|
B05
|
Tank Cars
|
Seasonal. As needed. Formerly Co-Alliance.
|
Decatur
|
Cargill
|
Grain Elevator
|
B05
|
Covered Hoppers
|
Weekly switch. Unit trains as needed.
|
Lawton
|
Welch Foods
|
Sparkling Juice Products
|
B05
|
Tank Cars
|
Weekly switch.
|
Augusta
|
Knappen Milling
|
Flour & Wheat Mill
|
B57
|
Covered Hoppers
|
M-F switch.
|
Battle Creek
|
ReConserve
|
Food Byproduct Recycler
|
B57
|
Covered Hoppers
|
As needed. Regular customer again as of 2023.
|
Battle Creek
|
WestRock
|
Paper Mill
|
B57
|
Tank Cars (Kaolin)
|
Several times a week switch.
|
Battle Creek
|
Post Consumer Brands
|
Breakfast Cereals
|
B57
|
Covered Hoppers
|
M-F switch. Served jointly with CN.
|
Battle Creek
|
WK Kellogg Co
|
Breakfast Cereals
|
B57
|
Covered Hoppers
|
M-F switch. Served jointly with CN. Formerly Kellogg's.
|
Battle Creek
|
ADM Sweetener Terminal
|
Food Sweetener Transload
|
B57
|
Tank Cars
|
M-F switch. Located in Hinman Yard.
|
Albion
|
The Andersons
|
Ethanol Plant
|
B22
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
|
Albion
|
Georgia-Pacific
|
Corrugated Sheets
|
B22
|
Boxcars
|
|
Albion
|
American Colloid
|
Green Sand Molding Materials
|
B22
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Albion
|
Knauf Insulation
|
Fiberglass Insulation
|
B22
|
Covered Hoppers
|
2-3 time a week switch.
|
Jackson
|
Certain Teed
|
Vinyl Siding Plant
|
B44
|
Covered Hoppers
|
M-W-F switch.
|
Jackson
|
OmniSource
|
Scrapyard
|
B44
|
Gondolas
|
Several times a week switch.
|
Jackson
|
Dawn Food Products
|
Bakery Products & Ingredients
|
B44
|
Covered Hoppers
|
M-F switch.
|
Jackson
|
Gerdau
|
Steel Manufacturing
|
B44
|
Gondolas/Covered Hoppers/Flatcars
|
As needed. Melting & Casting Operations idled in 2020.
|
Jackson
|
Amerhart
|
Building Materials
|
B44
|
Centerbeam Flatcars
|
As needed, few times a month. Pair at a time. Formerly General Materials.
|
Jackson
|
MISA Specialty Processing
|
Steel Processing
|
B44
|
Steel Coil Cars
|
Few times a month switch.
|
Jackson
|
Miller Truck & Storage
|
Transload Facility
|
B44
|
Centerbeam Flatcars/Steel Coil Cars
|
As needed.
|
Jackson
|
Aunt Millie's
|
Bakery Plant
|
B44
|
Covered Hoppers
|
Twice a week switch.
|
Jackson
|
Jackson & Lansing Railroad
|
Railroad Interchange
|
B44
|
Steel Coil Cars/Tank Cars/Boxcars/Gondolas/Flatcars/Covered Hoppers/Various
|
|
Chelsea
|
Chelsea Milling (“JIFFY” Mix)
|
Baking Mixes
|
B25
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
Ypsilanti
|
Road & Rail Services
|
Railcar Repair
|
B25
|
Autoracks/Various
|
At Willow Run Yard.
|
Van Buren Twp.
|
Contractors Steel
|
Steel Distributor
|
B17/B18
|
Gondolas/Steel Coil Cars/Bulkhead Flatcars
|
|
Canton
|
Precision Strip
|
Steel Processing
|
B17/B18
|
Steel Coil Cars
|
|
Wayne
|
Ford Michigan Assembly Plant
|
Vehicle Ramps & Auto Frames
|
B17/B18
|
Autoracks/Flatcars
|
Jointly served with CSX.
|
Wayne
|
Wayne Industries
|
Processed Steel
|
B17/B18
|
Steel Coil Cars/Boxcars
|
|
Wayne
|
Boise Building Materials
|
Lumber
|
B17/B18
|
Centerbeam Flatcars/Boxcars
|
|
Wayne
|
Cul-Mac Industries
|
Specialty Chemicals
|
B17/B18
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
|
|
Clinton Industrial
- Runs from Toledo, Ohio to Ottawa Lake, Michigan.
Customers
|
Location
|
Customer
|
Company Description
|
Type of Railcar
|
Notes
|
Ottawa Lake
|
ADM
|
Grain Elevator
|
Covered Hoppers
|
|
|
Detroit District
- Runs from Detroit, Michigan to Montpelier, Ohio.
Interchanges
Customers
|
Location
|
Customer
|
Company Description
|
Type of Railcar
|
Notes
|
Melvindale
|
Capacity Warehouse
|
Warehouse & Transload Facility
|
Steel Coil Cars/Boxcars
|
|
Melvindale
|
Triple Crown
|
RoadRailer Terminal
|
RoadRailers
|
|
Melvindale
|
Detroit Regional Distribution Center
|
Warehouse
|
Boxcars
|
|
Taylor
|
Comprehensive Logistics
|
Warehouse
|
Boxcars
|
|
Romulus
|
Energy Transfer
|
Petroleum Terminal
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Romulus
|
Home Depot Distribution Center
|
Lumber & Building Materials
|
Centerbeam Flatcars/Boxcars
|
|
Belleville
|
Huron Valley Steel
|
Non-Ferrous Metal Recycling
|
Gondolas
|
|
Rawsonville
|
Kinder Morgan
|
Bulk Liquid Transload Facility
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Rawsonville
|
Watco Terminal
|
Trash Container Transload
|
Intermodal Well Cars
|
|
Rawsonville
|
NS Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer Terminal Willis
|
Transload Facility
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
|
Milan
|
Georgia-Pacific
|
Corrugated Containers
|
Boxcars
|
|
Milan
|
Ford
|
Storage Warehouse
|
Boxcars
|
Former plastic fuel tank plant. Now used for storage by Ford.
|
Milan
|
Ann Arbor Railroad
|
Railroad Interchange
|
Boxcars/Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Various
|
|
Milan
|
Innovative Fluids
|
Bulk Automotive Fluids
|
Tank Cars
|
|
Adrian
|
Adrian & Blissfield Railroad
|
Railroad Interchange
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Gondolas/Various
|
|
Morenci
|
Wilbur-Ellis
|
Fertilizer Supplier
|
Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
|
Inactive?
|
|
Detroit Line
- Runs from Gibraltar, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio.
Customers
|
Location
|
Customer
|
Company Description
|
Type of Railcar
|
Notes
|
Monroe
|
Spartan Steel Coating
|
Steel Processing
|
Steel Coil Cars
|
Located on Track #1.
|
Monroe
|
National Galvanizing
|
Steel Processing
|
Steel Coil Cars
|
Located on Track #2.
|
Monroe
|
Ventower Industries
|
Wind Turbines
|
Flatcars
|
Located on Track #2. Served jointly with CN.
|
Monroe
|
Michigan Paving & Materials
|
Asphalt Supplier
|
Tank Cars
|
Located on Track #2. Served jointly with CN.
|
Monroe
|
DTE Energy - Monroe Power Plant
|
Coal Power Plant
|
Coal Hoppers
|
Located on Track #2
|
|
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