The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company is a
Class III short line
railroad which operates of railroad track between
Adrian and
Riga
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, in
Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates
Lapeer Industrial Railroad
The Lapeer Industrial Railroad is a short switching operation in Lapeer, Michigan
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,
Charlotte Southern Railroad
Charlotte Southern Rail Road is a short line railroad operating in Michigan. It connects Charlotte, Michigan, with the CN rail system. It is a freight system, but its main customer has not received rail traffic since the early 2000s. It is ope ...
,
Detroit Connecting Railroad
The Detroit Connecting Railroad Company is a Class III shortline railroad owned by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company. Its freight operations began in December 1998 with of track.
Company information
*Parent: Adrian & Blissfield Rail Ro ...
, and
Jackson and Lansing Railroad
The Jackson and Lansing Railroad (reporting marks JAIL) is a Class III common carrier in Central Michigan
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.
ADBF's railroad line is one of the oldest operating in the United States, having been originally built in 1834 by the
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad
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.
ADBF also operates a
dinner train known as "The Old Road Dinner Train" in
Blissfield, and a sister company operates in
Charlotte.
Fleet
The ADBF fleet, as of January 2021, consists of the following 7 locomotives:
References
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External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20061101183153/http://www.railroadmichigan.com/adrianblissfield.html
*http://www.abrailroad.com
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130624081154/http://www.murdermysterytrain.com/blissfield_train.php
Railway companies established in 1991
Transportation in Lenawee County, Michigan
Michigan railroads
Switching and terminal railroads
1991 establishments in Michigan
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