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News Wire: Lake State to lease 53 miles of CSX track in Michigan

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:42 AM

WASHINGTON — Lake State Railway will lease 53 miles of CSX Transportation’s Plymouth Line in Michigan. The trackage covered under the deal, announced in a regulatory filing posted on Monday, runs from Mount Morris, Mich., near Flint, to ...

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:56 PM

Interesting - Looks like I'll be seeing some different motive power on that line next time I visit the old home town.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:12 PM

Note that CSX retains ownership and operating rights.

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Posted by BOB WITHORN on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 8:47 AM
Detroit & Mackinaw finally gets to Detroit!! Kinda-sorta-ish. Should be interesting seeing something new south of McGrew yard.
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Posted by CMStPnP on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 12:11 PM

So I am still curious what the CSX strategy is with it's lines from Chicago to the direct South via Indiana and Louisville?    Are they competing against CN in this lane or are they just primarily interested in Chicago to SE traffic?

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