The Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company was created in 1991 to operate lines owned by the State of Michigan in the vicinity of Blissfield, Lenawee Junction and Adrian, Michigan.
The A&B is affiliated with several other short lines in southern Michigan, including the Detroit Connecting railroad, the Charlotte Southern railroad, the Jackson & Lansing railroad, and the Lapeer Industrial railroad - all lines which were former New York Central routes.
Conrail (part) → Adrian & Blissfield Railroad → Active
State of Michigan → Adrian & Blissfield (operator) → operating today
Created: 1991 as designated operator of former Conrail lines in Lenawee County
Operated for 31+ years, continuing
Became:
Reference: [MRRC]
2011. August. Five freight railroads and two dinner trains comprise the ADBF organization:
The dinner trains are the Old Road Dinner Train at Blissfield and the Old Road Dinner Train at Charlotte. The ADBF was formed in 1991 to operate 20 miles of railroad in Lenawee County which were owned by the State of Michigan. This line was subsequently purchased by the ADBF in 1999. In 2010 the ADBF acquired 47 miles of NS track between Jackson and Lansing. [MRF-2011-08]
June 1, 2021. ADBF President Mark Dobronski announces that ADBF will be sold to Transportation Holdings, LLC., pending regulatory approval.
2022. March. The ADBF adds a business car, a former CN car which has been rehabbed at the ADBF Mason shop. It has been named the Vanyce I. King. The interior was rebuilt and the car was painted. [MRF-2022-04]
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