Michigan Shore Railroad

The Michigan Shore Railroad (reporting mark MS) is a short line railroad in the United States owned by Genesee & Wyoming that operates 52 miles (84 km) of track,^[1] connecting Fremont to CSX at West Olive, Michigan.

Michigan Shore Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	Vassar, Michigan
Locale	Michigan
Dates of operation	2012–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	52 miles (84 km)
Other
Website	www.gwrr.com/ms

The railroad began operations in 1990, and was purchased by RailAmerica in 2000 which itself was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming in 2012.^[1]

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from sand and chemical products. They haul mainly sand and chemicals for the Webb Chemical Company in Muskegon Heights and sand for the Nugent Sand Company near Grand Haven. The MS hauled around 6,300 carloads in 2008.^[1]

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