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Page Last Updated: 5/4/2010

 



The Michigan Rail Update Newsletter

The MRA Update Newsletter is published twice annually.  The most current MRA Update (as well as both newsletters from last year) are readily accessible from this web site by clicking the corresponding link below.  For all inquiries, publications older than listed, or for hard copy versions of these newsletters, please contact MRA directly (using the contact information located in the Contacts section of this web site).

 

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Fall 2011 - Normal Quality *** NEW

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Fall 2010 - Normal Quality

Spring 2010 - High Quality

 Fall 2009 - Normal Quality

Spring 2009 - High Quality


 Spring 2009 - Normal Quality

 

 


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Railroad Company Emergency Phone Numbers

 

To locate the railroad companies that operate in your area click on the following link: Michigan Rail System Map

 

Adrian & Blissfield Railroad (ADBF)

24 Hour – (800) 555-2580

 

AMTRAK

24 Hour Police 1-800-331-0008

 

Ann Arbor Railroad (AA)

24 Hour Hallett Tower (419) 726-3237

 

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)

24 Hour Police 1-800-716-9132

 

Charlotte Southern Railroad (CHS)

24 Hour – (800) 555-2580

 

CN Rail (CN)

24 Hour Police 1-800-465-9239

 

Conrail (CR)

1-800-453-2530 (Norfolk Police)

 

Coopersville & Marne Railway (CM)

24 Hour - Jerry Ricard (616) 784-7216

 

CSX Transportation (CSX)

24 Hour Police 1-800-232-0144

 

Delray Connecting Railroad (DC)

Office (313) 841-2851

After Hours (313) 841-2850

 

Detroit Connecting Railroad (DCON)

24 Hour – (800) 555-2580

 

Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad (ELS)

Office 1-800-200-2360

After Hours: Bob Anderson (906) 428-3920

 

Grand Elk Railroad (GDLK)

24 Hour – (316) 261-6142

 

Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (GRE)

Office (989) 797-5100

After Hours (866) 527-3499 or 3495

 

Great Lakes Central Railroad (GLC)

Office 1-800-622-7245 Dispatch Ext 105

After Hours above 800# directly forwarded to emergency contact.

 

Huron & Eastern Railway (HE)

Office (989) 797-5100

After Hours (866) 527-3499 or 3495

 
 
 

Indiana Northeastern Railroad (IN)

Office (517) 439-4677

After Hours - Julie Gordon (517) 398-0005

- Troy Strane (517) 278-4614

 

Indiana & Ohio Railway (IO)

24 Hour 1 800 979-4958

 

 

Jackson & Lansing Railroad

24 Hour 1 (800) 555-2580

 

 

Lapeer Industrial Railroad (LIRR)

24 Hour Pager – (800) 555-2580

 

Lake State Railway (LS)

Office (7:00 a.m.-midnight) (989) 362-2130

24 Hour Dispatch (989) 757-7560

 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming (LSI)

24 Hour – (906) 475-4781

 

Marquette Rail (MQT)

Office (231) 845-9000

After Hours - Rick Jany (231) 349-9505

- Kevin Ruble (214) 893-7681 

 

Michigan Shore Railroad (MS)

Office (989) 797-5100

After Hours (866) 527-3499 or 3495

 

Michigan Southern Railroad (MSO)

Office 1 800 446-7245

24 Hour - Mike Kerns (269) 580-5381

 

Mid-Michigan Railroad (MM)

Office (989) 797-5100

After Hours (866) 527-3499 or 3495

 

Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

24 Hour Police 1-800-453-2530

 

Saginaw Bay Southern Railway (SBS)

Office (7:00 a.m.-midnight) (989) 362-2130

24 Hour Dispatch (989) 757-7560

 

West Michigan Railroad (WMI)

24 Hour – Mike Kerns (269) 580-5381

 
 
 
 



 




How to Join MRA

 

MRA membership is open to any freight railroad with operations in the State of Michigan.  Please contact the MRA office for membership information.

 

Companies which supply goods or services to the railroad industry are eligible for a non-voting Associate Membership.  Annual dues are $1,000 per year for supplier members.

 

Please click HERE to download the MRA Associate Membership application, print and fill it out, and fax or mail it to the Michigan Railroads Association using the address / fax number listed below.  The membership application is in Adobe Portable Document (pdf) format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.  Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from www.adobe.com, or simply by clicking HERE Please feel free to E-MAIL us if you require any membership assistance.

 

 

 

 

Michigan Railroads Association

120 N. Washington, Suite 601

Lansing, MI 48933


Phone: (517) 482-9413 

Fax: (517) 482-9225

 

Email: mra@michiganrailroadsassociation.com

 

 


 




Related Links

 

American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association

www.aslrra.org

Amtrak

www.amtrak.com

Association of American Railroads

www.aar.org

Federal Railroad Administration

www.fra.dot.gov

Hazardous Materials Training Center

www.michigan.gov/emhsd-training

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (National)

www.oli.org

Michigan Department of Transportation

www.michigan.gov/mdot

Michigan Operation Lifesaver

www.mi-ol.com

National Transportation Safety Board

www.ntsb.gov

Surface Transportation Board

www.stb.dot.gov

Transport Canada

www.tc.gc.ca

U.S. Department of Transportation

www.dot.gov

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

www.rrb.gov











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