Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road explained

Railroad Name:Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road
Logo Filename:Wordmark 2 Red.jpg
Marks:ADBF
Locale:Lenawee County, Michigan
Start Year:1991
End Year:present
Length:20 miles
Hq City:Westland, Michigan
Website:abrailroad.com

The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company is a Class III short line railroad which operates of railroad track between Adrian and Riga, in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated February 6, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Charlotte Southern Railroad, Detroit Connecting Railroad, and Jackson and Lansing Railroad.

ADBF's railroad line is one of the oldest operating in the United States, having been originally built in 1834 by the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad.

ADBF also operates a dinner train known as "The Old Road Dinner Train" in Blissfield, and a sister company operates in Charlotte.

Fleet

The ADBF fleet, as of January 2021, consists of the following 7 locomotives:[1]

NumberTypeBuilt
41GE 44 Ton1956
1751-1752, 1755, 1758-1760EMD GP91955-1957

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adrian & Blissfield. 2021-01-31. www.thedieselshop.us.