G&W's Michigan Operations
Genesse & Wyoming has six freight railroads throughout Michigan that operate safely and efficiently over nearly 700 miles of track and employ more than 100 local residents.
Among the top industries served by our short lines in the state are chemicals & plastics, agriculture, energy, and food & kindred products.
With rail being four times more fuel-efficient than truck, our collective number of annual carloads remove roughly 178,000 truckloads from the state's roads and highways.
Grand Rapids Eastern
Railroad (GR)
GR is a 27-mile short line that operates between Grand Rapids and Lowell. The railroad connects to the Class I network via CSX as well as to fellow short lines Grand Elk Railroad and Coopersville and Marne Railway - all in Grand Rapids.
Huron and
Eastern Railway (HESR)
HESR is comprised of several branches that span a total of 331 miles throughout The Thumb. It connects to Class I Canadian National in Durand and to fellow short lines Great Lakes Central Railroad in Durand and Lake State Railway in Saginaw and Bay City.
Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY)
While mainly serving customers in Indiana and Ohio, IORY runs 23 miles in Michigan and interchanges with Canadian National in Flat Rock.
Marquette Rail (MQT)
MQT serves the western Lower Peninsula from Grand Rapids to Manistee and with a branch from Baldwin to Ludington - running 135 miles. The short line connects to both CSX and Grand Elk Railroad in Grand Rapids and offers access to three railcar-to-truck transload sites along its route.
Michigan Shore Railroad (MS)
Also serving the west end of the Lower Peninsula, MS traverses 53 miles from West Olive up to Fremont and includes trackage rights from West Olive down to a CSX interchange in Holland. Muskegon County's Business Park North industrial site and two railcar-to-truck transload sites lie along the MS line.
Mid-Michigan Railroad
(MMRR)
MMRR operates 30 miles from Paines to Alma. In Alma, the short line offers access to fellow short line Great Lakes Central Railroad, Alma Industrial Park and a railcar-to-truck transload site. In Paines, MMRR connects to Lake State Railway.