Michigan Shore Railroad


The Michigan Shore Railroad is a short line railroad owned by Genesee and Wyoming that operates of track, connecting Fremont to CSX Transportation at West Olive, Michigan, United States.
The railroad began operations in 1990, and was purchased by RailAmerica in 2000 which itself was purchased by Genesee and Wyoming in 2012.
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, Michigan and sand for the Nugget Sand Company near Grand Haven, Michigan The MS hauled around 6,300 carloads in 2008.