Lapeer Industrial Railroad
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lapeer, Michigan |
| Reporting mark | LIRR, LIRX |
| Locale | Lapeer, Michigan |
| Dates of operation | 1999–present |
| Predecessor | Michigan Central Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 1.34 miles plus leased track |
| Other | |
| Website | https://abrailroad.com/railroads/lirr/ |
The Lapeer Industrial Railroad (reporting mark LIRR) is a short switching operation in Lapeer, Michigan, which owns and operates 1.34 miles (2.16 km) of track that was formerly part of a line of the Michigan Central Railroad.[1][2] A subsidiary of the Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road Company, the railroad interchanges with Canadian National Railway (CN) along a leased 0.88 miles (1.42 km) of side track in Lapeer.[1] Operations along the line are carried out by a GE 65-ton switcher that was built in 1950.[3]
Currently, its only customer is the Delta Faucet Company (formerly known as American Bath and Shower), a subsidiary of Masco Corp. Its past customers included Lapeer Grain (which went bankrupt in 2014)[4] and Lapeer Industries (which also went bankrupt in 2020).[5][6]
In March 2017, the railroad sued the city of Lapeer for $1,271 for not paying a “mandated, annual railroad crossing maintenance fee” for 10 years. It alleged that the city had not paid the fee per the Railroad Code of 1993 and now owed the railroad $12,710.[7][8] In August 2017, a settlement was reached with the city paying the railroad $5,000.[9]
