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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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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
 
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 Air-Line Railway Co. (MAL)
Office (248) 960-9440 or
24 Hour - Allen Brown (309) 370-5160
 
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
 
Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad (TBCY)
24 Hour – 800 555-2580
 
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.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-11056_22444-59674--,00.html

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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