NS Michigan Customers

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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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