Grand Elk Railroad

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Grand Elk Railroad
Grand Elk (WAMX)#4124 is headed to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Reporting mark	GDLK
Locale	Indiana and Michigan
Dates of operation	2009–
Track gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Kalamazoo, Michigan

The Grand Elk Railroad (reporting mark GDLK) is a Class III railroad which operates in the states of Indiana and Michigan. It is one of several short-line railroads owned by Watco Companies of Pittsburg, Kansas.

The company leases a 123 miles (198 km) line from the Norfolk Southern running south from Grand Rapids, Michigan through Kalamazoo, Michigan to Elkhart, Indiana. The line they lease was a former Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad mainline. Watco Companies projects 22,000 carloads per year from 55 customers. Operations began on March 8, 2009.^[1]

The railroad connects with three larger railroads, the Norfolk Southern (Elkhart), CSX (Grand Rapids) and Canadian National (Kalamazoo, Michigan)(Via CK&S Line(Kalamazoo Spur.), as well as four short line railroads, the Marquette Rail (Grand Rapids), Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (Grand Rapids), Michigan Southern Railroad (White Pigeon, Michigan), and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad (Grand Rapids).^[2]

References

↑ Nixon, Alex (December 4, 2008). "Rail line lease sought". Kalamazoo Gazette. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
↑ Wheelock, Chris; Shandra Martinez (2009-04-20). "Grand Elk roars into town". Grand Rapids Press. p. A10. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

v t e Railroads of Indiana

Common carriers	BFRR BOCT CEIW CERA CFE CIND CKIN CMPA CNUR CSS CSXT DCRR EVWR EWR FC GRW GTW HCRR HOS ICRK IERR IHB IN INRD IORY ISRR ISW IU KBSR KTR LER LIRC LMIC LORL MAW MGRI NS OVR RJCW SCIH SCS SIND SOO TPW USRC VVRR WBCR

Miscellaneous	AMTK CKSI FNG IRM ITMZ NICD OTCO RRC SWRX WCRR

Former	AWW BO CEI CIL CO CR EJE EL IC LN LNAC MILW MON NKP NYC PC PM PRR SOU WAB WSRY

See also: List of United States railroads by political division

Rail transport in Michigan

Passenger

Amtrak	Blue Water Pere Marquette Wolverine

Other	Detroit People Mover ExpressTram

Proposed	SEMCOG Commuter Rail WALLY M-1 Rail

History

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