Detroit Connecting Railroad, Inc.

The Detroit Connecting Railroad is a switching railroad which was purchased in 1999 from Grand Trunk Western. It was GTW's old main line from Milwaukee Junction south for about 3 miles south along Dequindre Avenue. This line was formally used to reach Brush Street station along the Detroit River. The Detroit Connecting, known by the nickname "D-CON" is affiliated with the Adrian & Blissfield railroad.


CN (Grand Trunk)Detroit Connecting Railroad → still operating


Purchased: 1998 [BBG]

Operated for 24+ years, continuing

Became:

Reference: [MRRC]


Notes

The Detroit Connecting Railroad operates the former CN/Grand Trunk Western line south of Milwaukee Junction. This was the original historic Detroit & Milwaukee railroad line (later GTW) from Brush Street Station to Grand Haven via Durand and Grand Rapids.  After the Rennisance Center was built on the property of Brush Street station, this line was truncated north. The railroad, known as the DCON, serves several industrial customers in the Milwaukee Junction area.

As of 2016, the DCON is a subsidiary of the Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company according to Bloomberg.com.


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Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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