Charlotte Southern Rail Road is a short line railroad operating in Michigan.[1] 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 operated by the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company.
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Headquarters | Blissfield, Michigan |
Reporting mark | CHS |
Locale | Michigan |
Dates of operation | 1999–2023 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 3.25 miles |
The railroad hosts the Old Road Dinner train.[2]
The railroad uses a GE 44-ton switcher for the Old Road Dinner train and any freight operations. This locomotive was the last 44-ton locomotive ever built. The railroad uses three passenger cars for the dinner train, and has two more stored at the end of the line.