Marquette Rail

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Marquette Rail is a short line railroad operating in Michigan. It is based in Ludington and as of 2024, operates Script error: No such module "convert". of trackage north from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where connections with CSX and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad are located.[1][2] It serves chemical, paper products and various general freight customers. In 2012, the railroad expected an annual profit of about $4 million on income of $13 million.[3]

The company was founded in November 2005 by Kevin Ruble, a nationally active railroad consultant, who purchased a CSX line running north from Grand Rapids to Ludington and Manistee. The railroad maintains its trackage to Script error: No such module "convert". standards, and operates, as of 2008, seven EMD GP38-2 and EMD SD40-2 locomotives.[2]

On 8 February 2012, RailAmerica, a national short-line operator, announced that it planned to purchase Marquette Rail for $40 million.[3] RailAmerica and Marquette Rail were subsequently purchased by Genesee & Wyoming.[4] Prior to its acquisition, Marquette Rail was an employee-owned company.[2]

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